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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