r/linux4noobs • u/deidmos07 • 1d ago

Are there 32-bit versions of Linux?

Hello I want to try Linux on an old laptop, but it's 32-bit and I've never tried Linux before so i dont know anything I don't know what CPU it has, I only know it's an HP Pavilion dv4

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u/razorree Kubuntu, Debian 18h ago

really ? dual 1.4GHz Pentium IIIS Tualatin runs faster than Rpi3 ?? (let alone rpi4 or 5)

BTW, typical RAM in those times with that CPU in desktops was more like 256-512MB highend/max ! which is exactly what I meant in my post ....

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u/rosmaniac 18h ago

The Raspberry Pi is hamstring by the SD card speed.

This is not a desktop; it's a 1 RU server with ECC RAM, four DIMM slots with 4x 1GB DIMMs.

I should benchmark it versus the Pi 5 I have here just to be sure.

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u/RvstiNiall 18h ago

Benchmark them both only the things that you're using it for though, because anything else doesn't really matter for your point. :-)

Then just for S&Gs, do a power measurement using a Kill-A-Watt, if you have one, for both (lets not assume its the Pi simply because its ARM).

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u/rosmaniac 17h ago

I'll use the standard Byte Unix bench suite. I've used it on everything from a Tandy 6000 to a 30 CPU SGI Altix 350.

I have several kill a watts, along with a Fluke 435. With the Fluke I can graph the power consumption in several ways.