Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 09:44:19 +0200 From: Gary Jennejohn <gljennjohn@googlemail.com> To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i386 vs AMD64 for web/mysql server Message-ID: <20101008094419.5e3430ff@ernst.jennejohn.org> In-Reply-To: <19630.38712.914848.866639@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <AANLkTi=BtQ7%2BNedP_CkeHvT8VH4iHcyS7s%2B7jhR9Dpb3@mail.gmail.com> <19630.38712.914848.866639@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 23:59:52 -0400 Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> wrote: > > Eduardo writes: > > > Should I move to AMD64 or stick to i386 ? > > I made the jump from i386 to amd64 about a year ago. > With very minor exceptions it has been painless, including not > finding any desired programs that don't work. > Your experience may differ. (Though I hope not.) > AMD64 has the advantage that it can use the RAM which the BIOS may map above 4GB due to the PCI device hole. i386 can't do that. AMD64 also has a much larger kernel virtual address space, which can be an advantage for e.g. ZFS. -- Gary Jennejohn
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