Athlon 64 and 64-bit processing (for AMD systems)
While 32-bit processors can only handle 4 gigabytes (billions of bytes) of data, 64-bit processors can address 16 hexabytes of information – that’s 3 orders of magnitude beyond one trillion. While that is a futuristic amount of information, 64-bit processors are still attached to modern-day memory and system bus architectures.
However, 64-bit processors will not fully realize their potential until the introduction of a true 64-bit operating system and 64-bit software. At present the key to 64-bit processors is not speed, which has been the traditional measure of a processor’s power, but its ability to handle large amounts of data more efficiently than a 32-bit processor.
However, 64-bit processors will not fully realize their potential until the introduction of a true 64-bit operating system and 64-bit software. At present the key to 64-bit processors is not speed, which has been the traditional measure of a processor’s power, but its ability to handle large amounts of data more efficiently than a 32-bit processor.
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