Re: [arch-general] аrch x86_64 and i686 perfor mance comparison

2009-11-12 Thread Robert Howard
I find the 64 bit version to be on par with the 32 bit version. I do think 64 bit is faster when using it for GIS with large datasets. I have been using 64 bit for years without remorse. Now, no 64 bit Windows OS has ever been worth using. On Nov 11, 2009 11:19 PM, "Sergey Manucharian" wrote: E

Re: [arch-general] аrch x86_64 and i686 perfor mance comparison

2009-11-11 Thread Evangelos Foutras
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Sergey Manucharian wrote: > Hi folks, > > The similar question most probably has been discussed many times, but I > really cannot find a clear answer. There are some obvious thinks like > 64-bit addressing, but how about math calculations performance? > > I've set