x86-64 version of F@H

rc1974rc1974 Grand Junction, CO
edited January 2005 in Folding@Home
would a 64 bit version of F@H work any better than the current 32 bit version?

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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    It's really hard to tell without experimentation. Sixty four bit computing might allow the F@H program to address larger blocks of data in floating point space, increasing efficiency..But that could be total bull****, and me talking out of my ass. Sounds good, doesn't it? I'll leave it to someone else to confirm it.

    In the real world, sixty-four bit apps are hit and miss; preliminary DiVX/XVID encoding is showing remarkable speed increases, whereas other apps don't flinch.

    I guess wait and see is a good answer.
  • rc1974rc1974 Grand Junction, CO
    edited January 2005
    I'd guess the real advantage might be huge WU's. Like 60,000 point ones. Don't know if they'd be any faster though.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited January 2005
    It doesnt help much and last I heard it was going to be awhile before they did release a 64-bit client because of the small increase and 2 because of the small need for it. IT has been awhile since I heard that though.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    I'd be interested in seeing how the multi cores handle F@H or vice versa! :fold:
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