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On Thu, May 24, 2007 12:38 pm, Denis wrote: |
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> My aim is to build a fast, stable system for my |
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> computations, which ultimately brought me to another major decision: |
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> 32-bit or 64-bit... I run simulations which I write in C and |
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> numerical computations which I run in Mathematica (which has just |
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> released the 64-bit version). Would a 64-bit system significantly |
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> benefit these applications? |
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If you are using a lot of memory in your computations, then the 64-bit |
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environment will be much friendlier to you :) Also, if I understand |
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correctly, you will get higher precision on floating point calculations |
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(someone correct me if I am wrong here!) I also believe that the 64 bit |
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processors are able to perform more instructions per second on average |
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when executing 64 bit code vs. 32 bit code if I am not mistaken... |
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Randy Barlow |
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"Oh me of little faith..." |
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