Replies to post #40928 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[chipguy]

The issue is that iAMD64 is rumored to "suck" performance-wise on Nocona. So it may exacerbate the problem considerably.


The only data I have seen suggests otherwise. A benchmark
of gpg running under Suse 9.1 shows the 64 bit version
running 32% faster than the 32 bit version on a 3.6 GHz
Nocona.

[Techman]

REL:"The issue is that iAMD64 is rumored to "suck" performance-wise on Nocona. So it may exacerbate the problem considerably"

So no one needs iAMD64. Clever these Intel folk.