Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 14:10:01 -0500 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> To: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 64bit CPUs Message-ID: <20050501191001.GF85317@over-yonder.net> In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.0.20050501094429.06974910@64.7.153.2> References: <6.2.1.2.0.20050501094429.06974910@64.7.153.2>
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On Sun, May 01, 2005 at 09:46:09AM -0400 I heard the voice of Mike Tancsa, and lo! it spake thus: > > A somewhat obvious question to some perhaps, but what server > application mix on FreeBSD today sees an improvement using 64bit > CPUs ? It should be noted that according to most benchmarks I've seen, the amd64 chips are the fastest 32-bit chips available. So, even if you're not using the full 64-bit capability in your apps (or even just running them purely in 32-bit mode), you're in the green. There are other advantage to them (like register space) than simply the 32/64 split. And don't forget bragging rights! Servers always run faster when they're cool... -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ On the Internet, nobody can hear you scream.
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