[mdlug] [Fwd: Re: [opensuse] 64 bit vrs 32 bit advantages speedetc.]

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: David Lane
> I keep thinking about how things change with a 64bit Intel based Linux bow.

Of course, you also have to look out for sneaky corporations. Intel's compilers
produce deliberately slower code for AMD's 64-bit chips:

 http://www.swallowtail.org/naughty-intel.html

 The other point is that, aside from the larger address space, the 64-bit Intel
architecture has 16 general-purpose registers instead of 4 on 32-bit Intel. Some
code likes lots of registers, and that can be a win in those cases.

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                          (313) 227-2317

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