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You're mostly right, x86-64 adds registers, which... 45,748 Views / 132 Replies  
You're mostly right, x86-64 adds registers, which means that in 64bit mode code needs to hit cache/memory less, which means that an Opteron running 64bit code is faster than it is in 32bit mode.
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Posted by Chryx, on Aug 27, 2003 at 07:47 AM, in Mac Desktops
And they were talking about how the Opteron would... 45,748 Views / 132 Replies  
And they were talking about how the Opteron would cope with Photoshop..


TBH, the current SSE2 implementation on the Opteron is somewhat weak (they've apparently improved it in the C stepping...
Posted by Chryx, on Aug 27, 2003 at 07:34 AM, in Mac Desktops
64Bit IA-64 (read 'Itanium') is available, 64Bit... 45,748 Views / 132 Replies  
64Bit IA-64 (read 'Itanium') is available, 64Bit x86-64 (read 'Opteron / Athlon64') has, as far as I'm aware, not entered beta stage yet, it certainly isn't available to buy.

so no, 64bit windows,...
Posted by Chryx, on Aug 27, 2003 at 07:25 AM, in Mac Desktops
 
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