32-bit vs. 64-bit Ubuntu 13.04 Linux Performance

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 25 April 2013 at 01:38 AM EDT. Page 2 of 4. 27 Comments.
Ubuntu 13.04 Linux 32-bit vs. 64-bit
Ubuntu 13.04 Linux 32-bit vs. 64-bit

For the disk benchmarks, there isn't too much to see when comparing the 64-bit and 32-bit results.

Ubuntu 13.04 Linux 32-bit vs. 64-bit
Ubuntu 13.04 Linux 32-bit vs. 64-bit

When running OpenArena 0.8.8, which has both 32-bit and 64-bit binaries, the 64-bit Ubuntu Linux setup had a slight edge in performance.

Ubuntu 13.04 Linux 32-bit vs. 64-bit

Xonotic at 1024 x 768 had a drop in performance with the 32-bit Ubuntu installation.

Ubuntu 13.04 Linux 32-bit vs. 64-bit

With a higher resolution, 64-bit Ubuntu edged out in a slightly better state for the Xonotic OpenGL first person shooter.


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