Randall R Schulz wrote: > On Friday 29 December 2006 18:53, John Andersen wrote: >> [...] >> It will work with either i386 or X86_64, but in my tests its faster >> using x86_64. (aka EMT64). > > What are those tests? My on-line research indicates that there are but a > very few circumstances in which the Core 2 Duo chips are faster when > used in their 64-bit mode.
I have no experience with Intel Core 2 Duo chips yet, but with Intel Xeon server CPUs which allow to use 32-bit or 64-bit OS and/or software. Our experience is that we get (same hardware specs; same software) up to xx% better performance using x86_64, i.e. we've made similar experiences to John. Cheers, Th. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
