Randall R Schulz wrote:
Bob,
On Monday 23 October 2006 10:31, Robert Lewis wrote:
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I have a dual processor AMD 64-bit 2.4 Ghz 250 Opteron with 4-GB of RAM. -- snip --
Interesting, but also lacking any real significance due to the lack of information on the FSB and memory components.
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So, unless you tell us about the FSB and RAM speed on these two machines, it's impossible to really interpret your reported results.
I may be telling my age, but I recall a debate very similar to this back when everyone was using 8-bit machines, and Texas Instruments introduced a 16-bit. The 16-bit was slower at first, until developers learned to take advantage of the new hardware. Has anyone compared the 32-bit Intel to a 64-bit Intel? -- ED --