F 15. 64 bit versus 32 bit.

[Fernando Cassia]

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:49, Nat Gross <nat101l at gmail.com> wrote:
> So, the question is. Is it still advisable to go 32 bit due to
> stability (say Flash), or can I gain performance and have 99%
> stability with 64 bit F 15?
>

Well guess what? 64 bit code is bigger (bigger pointers) and thus
slower, because CPU cache is less effective, with bigger code.

It´s all neatly explained here:

http://su.pr/23Ic43

FC