Does 64 bit linux use more ram than 32 bit?

May 23, 2013 5.3k

Simple question, find many different answers/opinions on Google. Does a 64 bit Linus OS(ubuntu specifically) use more ram than 32 bit version? My droplet is only the 512 so I just want to know if I'm wasting ram by using 64bit.

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kamaln7 MOD May 23, 2013

I suggest you go with 64-bit.

http://superuser.com/a/256832
http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/38369/running-64-bit-linux-with-750-mb-of-ram-worth-it

kangarooo November 3, 2016

Is this still the same answer for 16.04 32 or 64 bit on 512 ram full server ubuntu with cms domain systems like virtualmin?

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