[mythtv-users] What hardware do I need to be able to dual record using Comcast cable?

[John Drescher]

> There's no inherent performance improvements with a 64-bit chip over a
> 32-bit chip.  If the application deals with 64-bit integers anyway
> (very rare for general purpose apps) then you'll get a boost.  There's
> also specific architectural improvements which were brought in with the
> AMD 64-bit chips (extra registers) but this is technically independent
> of the 64-bit nature of the chip.
>
So you do not think of having > 2 times the integer registers makes
any difference in performance? And 2 times the SIMD registers and
extra instructions that are not present in 32 bit mode?

John