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Re: 32 or 64 bit?

From: Svend Jensen <Master_at_OracleCare.Com>
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 19:41:53 +0100
Message-ID: <3C6178F1.2090803@OracleCare.Com>


Jeff wrote:

> Follow-up questions of my own:
> What's the benefits of running the 64-bit vs. 32-bit? Speed, I'm assuming,
> but how significant a difference?
>
> Is there a difference in the database? Could I upgrade to the 64-bit version
> without having to re-build the database?
>
>
> In article <52dcbb5.0202060655.5dea0b6_at_posting.google.com>, srudland_at_manu.com
> (Sam Rudland) wrote:
>

>>This may sound simple so I apologise in advance, but I had someone
>>recently ask me if I had the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Oracle
>>installed and I have no idea how to find out which. The operating
>>system is Solaris 8.
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>Thanks - Sam
>>

Hi Jeff
My expirience from an 8 cpu Sun 6500, tells that the 64 bit version is slower. Not much - just a fraction - just large enougth to be detected. The gain? SGA (and memory) size above the 2 (or was it 4) Gigabyte.

/svend Jensen Received on Wed Feb 06 2002 - 12:41:53 CST

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