Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4631 mails)

[J Sloan <joe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Randall R Schulz wrote:
> On Sunday 21 January 2007 09:44, J Sloan wrote:
>> ...
>>
>> 32-bit suse can run on x86_64, but not ia64. It's unlikely that you
>> have ia64 hardware, so the answer is most likely yes.
>>
>> Just curious why you'd want to do that though.
> 
> Possible reasons:
> 
> 1) Fewer problems with plug-ins.
> 2) Better performance for many applications or classes of applications.

1. My x86_64 installs defaulted to 32bit browsers, ergo no plugin problems.

2. On my main workstation, glxgears got 10,000 frames/sec with the x86_64
install, and 7,000 frames/sec with the i386 install, a noticeable difference.

Being able to move memory around in bigger chunks can really help things like
database performance too. *Having* to move data around in bigger chunks might
not be as helpful for some scenarios, but I can't think of any. Got a specific
example?

Joe

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