[Gllug] Fileserver hardware advice

[Martin A. Brooks]

Mike Brodbelt wrote:
>> 4) Finally, how much difference will having a 64 bit CPU make when it 
>> comes to performance?
>
> It'll likely make things marginally slower for the same clock. Pushing 
> 64-bit pointers around takes a bit more work. 

Now it's not often that you and I disagree, Mike.  I'm not sure we are 
disagreeing here, but I just want to make sure.

Where does this myth about 64 bit processing being "slow" come from?

Sure, 64 bit binaries may be a tad bigger, but how does that equate to 
being slower to execute?

Mart.

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