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by DanielShir 3204 days ago
Really? So how does a 32 bit CPU run 64 bit code?
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Roshie5u 3203 days ago
It doesn't run 64bit code but that has nothing to do with handling 64bit numbers. Compiler just generates more instructions (and the execution is slower). Example for multiplication: https://godbolt.org/g/m1t4NC
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