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Author Topic: ghacks compares 32-bit and 64-bit browser versions  (Read 5371 times)

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ghacks compares 32-bit and 64-bit browser versions
« on: January 03, 2016, 02:52 PM »
Nice article on ghacks today comparing the performance of 32-bit vs 64-bit versions of browsers:

Take home message: They perform identically, no advantage of one over the other.

http://www.ghacks.ne...ersion-has-the-edge/

"Verdict: Results are quite surprising, not only because of the hangs and freezes experienced during benchmarks, but also because of the performance parity between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the same browser. Most differences are marginal and not visible to the user sitting in front of the device."

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Re: ghacks compares 32-bit and 64-bit browser versions
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2016, 03:00 PM »
Solid summary.  :)

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Re: ghacks compares 32-bit and 64-bit browser versions
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2016, 03:11 PM »
Humm, 64bit firefox feels somewhat snappier for me, with less hangs - but that might be placebo.

A 64bit browser should(!) have better exploit mitigation because of a larger address space for ASLR - it can be messed up if an application uses DLLs that haven't been properly compiled, and I haven't investigated if that's the case with firefoxie.
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