From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 11 06:20:25 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50F9B1065674 for ; Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:20:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bc979@lafn.org) Received: from zoom.lafn.org (zoom.lafn.org [108.92.93.123]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E7E78FC0C for ; Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:20:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.0.1.2] (pool-96-229-186-65.lsanca.fios.verizon.net [96.229.186.65]) (authenticated bits=0) by zoom.lafn.org (8.14.3/8.14.2) with ESMTP id q5B6KI6P098348 for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:20:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bc979@lafn.org) From: Doug Hardie Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:20:17 -0700 Message-Id: To: FreeBSD Questions Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.97 at zoom.lafn.org X-Virus-Status: Clean Subject: Version Selection X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:20:25 -0000 I have a number of servers that I am about to upgrade to FreeBSD 9.0. = The processors all have the ability to run i386 or amd64. The machines = all have 2 GB memory which is more than adequate for their intended use. = Some of these are replacing very old equipment that is being retired = and did not have the ability to run amd64 so everything has been i386 = till now. The question is what are the advantages or disadvantages of = switching to amd64? I have tested all the various applications on amd64 = and they work fine. Is there going to be any benefit down the road in a = few years to being on amd64? If so, now would be the time to switch.