What is the difference between Windows 7 64bit and 86bit?
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 at
12:06 am
I have Windows 7 64bit on my laptop right now (advanced copy, not beta, full version) but I have the 86 bit available to me….what is the benefit of upgrading?
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x86 refers to 32-bit. There’s no "86 bit."
64-bit (aka x64) is a more "modern" architecture. 32-bit is the PC standard going back aways and will work on just about anything out there now.
64-bit requires a 64-bit capable computer. However, as only 64-bit can go over 4 megabytes of RAM, you’ll tend to notice speed advantages with it if your system can handle it. Older hardware tends to not have 64-bit capable drivers available, however, so going to 64-bit can make older printers and scanners unusable for some.
If you’re running 64-bit without issue, going to 32-bit would actually be considered a downgrade by most.
There is no such thing as an 86 bit processor! You mean an x86 based pc which simply means 32 bit. You would be downgrading if you used it
One is designed for a 32 bit processor(x86 means 32 bit) and one is designed for a 64 bit processor.
Get whichever one matches your processor. They aren’t upgrades, just different versions for different processors.
x86 just means 32-bit. For Windows 7, 64-bit version requires at least 2 GB of RAM but the 32-bit (x86) version’s minimum RAM requirement is only 1 GB. So I think 32bit will be better for a laptop.
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