32bit vs 64bit performance

[learn-by-flying 37]

Question for the XPX guru's: I am slowing getting into XPX but for the life of me I cannot seem to quite understand how I am getting better performance out of the sim with the 32 bit application vs the 64bit application?

 

Is this normal? Is there something I am not doing which is causing this? If I understand correctly, 64 bit allows for larger memory usage by the app which would be required as the 3rd party apps pile on. 

[deetee 164]

Hi there

Not sure what's going on with your system (unless you're still on Windows XP or something). To be honest I wouldn't waste too much time pondering, 32-bit is more or less dead.

[jasonX 24]

I think maybe its not much of a performance change as a vast improvement in memory intensive situations.

 

Regards

[jcomm 5,880]

Specially when you start using OSM scenery... Your addressable memory will easily get filled when dealing with it...

[alpilotx 505]

About 2 years ago, Ben Supnik had a blog post about this topic, where he summed it up quite well:

• Things 64-Bit Will Not Do