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Old 25th January 2017
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Originally Posted by GarryR View Post
I am curious to see if there will be a difference,
Thanks
You won't see any operational differences. But i386 has some limitations.
  • RAM address space, as noted above.
  • Fewer and smaller registers, which can impact some applications -- you'll note the number of packages available between the two architectures is a little different.
  • CPU capabilities, which vary by CPU model. Some newer features are available on a CPU in either 64-bit or 32-bit operating modes, on another CPU these may be be 64-bit only.

Last edited by jggimi; 25th January 2017 at 02:11 PM. Reason: clarity
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