Re: 64 bit software

From: Mark Bole <makbo_at_pacbell.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 14:24:51 GMT
Message-ID: <T2GZc.14550$2E4.2951@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com>

Hans Forbrich wrote:

> Oradba Linux wrote:
>
>

>>What are the pros and cons of using 64 bit software ?

>
>
> It's all about the need for speed ...
>
> On a 64-bit CPU, there can be significant speed advantages when dealing with
> numbers over 2G. In Oracle this can be very relevant when looking in large
> SGA (> 2GB) and/or when dealing with large files, and even (in some cases)
> with large disks.
>

[...]
>
> /Hans

I think the memory boundary (between 32-bit and 64-bit) you are referring to is 4 GB, not 2 GB.

See the following AskTom link:

http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:::::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID:1512005480694

--Mark Bole Received on Thu Sep 02 2004 - 09:24:51 CDT