Johan Mares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If you have dual core 64 bits processors in your server. Is it > recommended to install x86-64 version of a linux distro like SL ? > What are the benefits ? Are there any disadvantages ? It would be for > a LAMP, so would Apache or MySQL perform better or wouldn't they make > no use of it ? > Does anyone have any experience with this ?
32 bits: more software available, typically proprietary in nature. Can access only <4GB RAM. 64 bits: ~20% faster floating point (AMD only I believe), can access more RAM than you can afford. Potential compilation problems of legacy code. -B.
