Ubuntu 64-Bit: Fast?

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Hey is anyone here using or have used Ubuntu 64-bit OS? If so, do you think it's fast? Do you think it's faster than Windows XP (32-bit) and faster than Windows Vista (32-bit OR 64-bit)?

Please do let me know. I'm looking into it...but speed is everything to me. :)
[It would make sense it's faster than 32-bit versions and being Linux it would make sense that it's faster than Windows, but is it?]
 
Faster then Windows? Yes! Faster then the 24bit version of ubuntu or another distro? No not really. It's simply a different file system. The difference between the 32bit versions of Windows compared to 64bit there is not seen in a faster OS either. Most look at Vista as being a turtle compared to how XP runs however!
 
Think most if not all Linux distros are faster than any Windows version.

I moved from 32bit Ubuntu to 64bit and you do notice that applications open slightly faster, but only slightly. If you have a 64bit capable CPU then it makes sense to use a 64bit OS.
 
Why do you think GParted works better as a partitioning tool? The Windows installer will round things out while the Linux tool is far more precise on actual detection with far less clutter. You won't find 50 background processes running all at once either since distros are still somewhat based on the far less complicated UNIX platform. 64bit OSs in general are still in their infancy at this time. In fact one thread at a Linux forum goes into that as well as not expecting any big gain with the 64bit versions. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=345730
 
Well sorry I am just asking because I am trying to compare CentOS 64-bit and Ubuntu Server Edition 64-bit; both are Linux operating systems for servers. ;)

I know everything is faster than Windows, pretty much! :p
 
XP was designed ro be a faster to desktop version seen over the old 9X-ME, 2K days there where 98SE seemed a slow boat to wherever! Vista was never intended to be a fast race horse but more bloated with new sscurity features as well as builtin multimedia options and memtest as a new startup option. Linux has always been based on a more precise hardware detection process as well as a more simplistic OS without the thrills but a reliable open source OS there.
 
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