16 Dec
2009
16 Dec
'09
8:15 p.m.
I have a really silly question... but just want to ask...
I have one box on my home network that is x86_64 capable... My other boxes are all i386. As this x86_64 machine can, at most, house 4 GB of RAM (currently only has 1 GB) - is there any advantage to my running x86_64 on that machine instead of i386... Long story as to why I am asking - but before I go off and moveit down to i386 - just wanted some opinions :)
Short answer: yes.
Longer answer: every single move, down at the machine/assembly level, can move twice as many bits as on a 32-bit system. That will show up as a very serious speed increase in your software.
mark "why you should *always* have an assembler course"