On 12/3/07, redhat@mckerrs.net redhat@mckerrs.net wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Manish Kathuria" mkathuria@tuxtechnologies.co.in
Hello,
On the Intel Core 2 Duo processor based systems, we have the option of installing either x86_64 or the i386 distribution. I would like to know your experiences with the x86_64 port. How does it compare with the i386 distribution in terms of stability, reliability and performance ? How significant are the performance benefits gained by using the x86_64 linux instead of i386 on the same system ? Keeping in mind a production environment, which port of CentOS do you recommend for a Core 2 Duo based server ? It would be great to have your opinion.
Thanks,
Manish
For me it comes down to 2 things;
- what are you going to use the server for ?
Typical uses like a mail server running sendmail / postfix along with amavis and spamassassin, a proxy server and a mysql database on different systems.
- how much ram do you have ?
a maximum of 2 GB.
If these answers include database, webserver and/or > 4gb of RAM then I'd definately go 64bit. From what I've seen these are the main areas where 64bit will benefit you.