shmu26 Level 85 Thread author Verified Honorary Member Top Poster Content Creator Well-known Jul 3, 2015 8,153 Jul 11, 2016 #1 Is chrome 64 bit a lot more secure than chrome 32 bit? It does seem to use a lot more RAM, just wondering whether it is worth it or not Reactions: AlphaBeta, XhenEd and Logethica
Is chrome 64 bit a lot more secure than chrome 32 bit? It does seem to use a lot more RAM, just wondering whether it is worth it or not
I Ink Administrator Verified Jan 8, 2011 22,489 Jul 11, 2016 #2 You can read this, there are no real disadvantages to using Chrome 64-bit: You Should Upgrade to 64-bit Chrome. It’s More Secure, Stable, and Speedy Posted January 2016, here are some benchmarking statistics: 32-bit vs 64-bit browsers: which version has the edge? - gHacks Tech News Mod Edit Notes: Moved post to new thread. Reactions: shmu26, DracusNarcrym, AlphaBeta and 3 others Upvote 0 Downvote
You can read this, there are no real disadvantages to using Chrome 64-bit: You Should Upgrade to 64-bit Chrome. It’s More Secure, Stable, and Speedy Posted January 2016, here are some benchmarking statistics: 32-bit vs 64-bit browsers: which version has the edge? - gHacks Tech News Mod Edit Notes: Moved post to new thread.
AlphaBeta Level 3 Verified Well-known Oct 24, 2015 116 Jul 11, 2016 #3 I think it does provide better security. Google says so themselves, Chromium Blog: Try out the new 64-bit Windows Canary and Dev channels Reactions: XhenEd and DracusNarcrym Upvote 0 Downvote
I think it does provide better security. Google says so themselves, Chromium Blog: Try out the new 64-bit Windows Canary and Dev channels
jamescv7 Level 85 Verified Honorary Member Mar 15, 2011 13,070 Jul 11, 2016 #4 Well yes, in the sense where x64 bit architecture OS contains crucial security components that can use as reference to improve any 3rd party programs. So Chrome x64 mainly focus on security part, meanwhile the speed takes very minimal improvements. There is a factor of reducing the big vulnerabilities compare to x86 Chrome because of only standard security enhancements. Upvote 0 Downvote
Well yes, in the sense where x64 bit architecture OS contains crucial security components that can use as reference to improve any 3rd party programs. So Chrome x64 mainly focus on security part, meanwhile the speed takes very minimal improvements. There is a factor of reducing the big vulnerabilities compare to x86 Chrome because of only standard security enhancements.
simbelmayne Level 3 Verified Jul 4, 2016 101 Jul 12, 2016 #5 The x64 version is definitely more secure, but other capabilities haven't changed, Upvote 0 Downvote