[CentOS] x86_64 versus i386

Mon Dec 3 05:03:40 UTC 2007
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From: "Manish Kathuria" <mkathuria at tuxtechnologies.co.in> 
To: centos at centos.org 
Sent: Monday, December 3, 2007 2:49:32 PM (GMT+1000) Australia/Brisbane 
Subject: [CentOS] x86_64 versus i386 

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 
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For me it comes down to 2 things; 


1) what are you going to use the server for ? 

2) how much ram do you have ? 


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. 





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