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What is the true difference between Windows 7 x86 and Windows 7 x64?



What is the true difference between Windows 7 x86 and Windows 7 x64? Yes I know that x64 is 64 bit, but what benifits do I gain running 64 bit over 32 bit and what is the REAL difference?

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4 Responses to “What is the true difference between Windows 7 x86 and Windows 7 x64?”

  1. secretbirdyj Says:
    November 22nd, 2009 at 4:52 am

    The difference is the more RAM you can benefit from. If I remember correctly, with 32 bit you only gain benefit from a max of 4GB of RAM and anything more does you no good. With 64 bit you can benefit from more RAM.

  2. 60percent Says:
    November 23rd, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    x86 is 32 bit architecture
    x64 is 64 bit architecture.

    64 bit architecture simply supports more RAM.

  3. Yeti Says:
    November 25th, 2009 at 6:29 pm

    64-bit has a larger bottleneck and is more secure, and it can handle RAM over 4GB.

    The main current downside of 64-bit is the lack of 64-bit drivers for older hardware like scanners and printers, which can render it (the older hardware) unusable. In addition, if you don’t have 4GB of RAM or more, you might not notice a significant difference. When you do get to those larger RAM levels, you can switch between applications more readily, run more functions at once, do speedier photo and video editing, etc.

  4. Javier Says:
    November 28th, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    Do you guys really think windows 7 is as good as the hype? Or is it truly just another vista flop?

    Vote here