Re: Debian AMD64
On Friday 09 January 2009, Paul Johnson wrote:
> Koh Choon Lin wrote:
> ...
> >
> > Would a 32bit OS on 64bit system be at least 50% faster than a 32
> > bitOS on 32bit system? I assume the fastest setup would be a 64bit
> > OS on 64bit system.
>
> Let's rephrase this with a visual. Would a two-track railroad allow
> trains to run at least 50% faster than a one-track railroad?
It would (on average) if one track were dedicated to an express that
ran twice as fast as the first one. :-)
Perhaps more to the point, it could transport twice as many passengers
while moving at the same speed.
-Chris
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