Vista 64-BIT vs 32-BIT

[ATCPandemic]

Does anyone have any expiriences or knowledge in how a 64bit operation system will improve performance over a 32BIT?
-I know that you need 64bit to support more ram and stuff but will your actual computer work faster ex: open programs faster, run applications faster, turn off and on faster? any help

-Thank You

 

[bomberboysk]

If you have more ram it will take advantage of it, plus 64bit is somewhat more optimized than 32bit. As far as general performance on say, 2gb memory, it will work pretty much the same..

 

[Bodaggit23]

The 64-bit version of Windows handles large amounts of random access memory (RAM) more effectively than a 32-bit system

a 64-bit system can be more responsive when running several programs at the same time and switching between them frequently

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/41531554-d5ef-4f2c-8fb9-149bdc5c8a701033.mspx

 

[The_Other_One]

I've yet to try it personally, but yes, there are slight performance increases in 64 bit over 32 bit. Though I doubt you'd really notice the difference under most circumstances.

http://64-bit-computers.com/windows-vista-32-bit-vs-64-bit-benchmark.html

 

[AlienMenace]

I don't know about slight, but I really did notice the difference about it. Especially when it comes to booting the computer. I don't run Vista, but I do run Windows xp pro x64 and windows 7 x64. I really notice the difference when I do video and photo editing.

 

[ATCPandemic]

Thank you for the replies, they were helpful, I checked out that website on Microsoft and found out that it works more efficiently and much faster then 32bit. I also somewhere read that performance wise, unless you are running something that truly needs speed and power you wont really notice the benefit of 64bit besides supporting more ram.

-Thats the information I got, thanks for your help.

 

[fmw]

It's all a matter of the software you are using. If you are doing computer aided design or complex floating point math, the 64 bit system will make a noticeable improvement. With office productivity, it doesn't make any difference at all. The larger registers handle things like floating point math faster and the 64 bit OS enables the processor to use them that way. For the majority of users, it doesn't matter.