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| May 6, 2021 at 6:58 | comment | added | idspispopd | My point about memory usage is not only because a 64 bit program will use more memory than a 32 bit program, but that some system libraries will be kept in memory both in 64 and 32 bit instances because there will be 64 and 32 bit programs running. (This is one of the reasons why Apple removed 32 bit support in iOS 11 and macOS 10.15.) | |
| May 5, 2021 at 14:42 | history | edited | Michael | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 5, 2021 at 14:40 | comment | added | Michael | I also can’t find any 32 vs 64 bit benchmarks for the Core 2 Duo (Merom) specifically. I guess back then (2007) nobody cared about 64 bits. I dimly recall some later benchmarks where some programs used up to ~30% more RAM in their 64bit versions for minor performance improvements. | |
| May 5, 2021 at 11:05 | comment | added | idspispopd | Running Windows x86 (32-bit) instead of x86-64 might also save a bit of RAM. I also remember something about Core 2 Duo having a speed penalty when running 64 bit code. (It was the first CPU in that line that could run 64 bit code, Pentium M and Core Duo were 32 bit CPUs.) I can't find a source for this, though. I don't know if the difference will be notable, though. | |
| May 5, 2021 at 7:57 | history | edited | Michael | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 5, 2021 at 7:36 | history | answered | Michael | CC BY-SA 4.0 |