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2 Jul 2024 10:16:33 EDT (-0400)
  Re: 64bit windows compile?  
From: Matthias Weißer
Date: 25 Apr 2004 12:31:26
Message: <408be7de@news.povray.org>
Warp schrieb:


>> A 64-bit version on AMD64 will be faster than a 32-bit version on AMD64.
> 
>   Given that the program was optimized for AMD64.
>   Once again: 64-bitness does not give speed. AMD64 optimizations do.

Not the programm has to be optimiezed for AMD64. The compiler has to 
optimize the programm for the AMD64 architecture. I think nearly every 
programm will benefit from the increased number of registers.

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