The difference between AMD64 and IA64

Recently in the "Build a highly available Linux server" Basically there is a chapter about the contents of FreeBSD after reading ready to download and install to do experiments, proficiency in the difference between FreeBSD and Linux

to the FreeBSD official website (http://www.freebsd.org) Download the software when you choose to download the installation of the image when the faint dish. The usual Linux downloads 32 and 64 versions are well-divided. However, in the download selection of FreeBSD:

AMD64, i386, IA 64, PROWEPC 64 one of the AMD64 and ia64 there are some points unclear concept.

In FreeBSD

AMD64 is actually a 64-bit support that includes the desktop version (AMD and Intel) for the CPU.

IA64 is actually a 64-bit support that includes Intel Corporation's Itanium CPU.

We need to download the AMD64-bit installer images.

Detailed separate instructions can be viewed: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/10.2R/hardware.html#proc-amd64

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The difference between AMD64 and IA64