11-24-2013, 02:47 PM
Egads, I do rattle on. A geek search turned this up:
In a nutshell, all modern Intel and AMD processors are 64-bit processors. 64-bit processors can run 64-bit software, which allows them to use larger amounts of RAM without any workarounds, allocate more RAM to individual programs (particularly important for games and other demanding applications), and employ more advanced low-level security features.
Another note said newer firmware requires 64-bit and that there is actually better performance with 64 over 32.
I was half-right and half-wrong. :)
In a nutshell, all modern Intel and AMD processors are 64-bit processors. 64-bit processors can run 64-bit software, which allows them to use larger amounts of RAM without any workarounds, allocate more RAM to individual programs (particularly important for games and other demanding applications), and employ more advanced low-level security features.
Another note said newer firmware requires 64-bit and that there is actually better performance with 64 over 32.
I was half-right and half-wrong. :)