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How do I figure out if mini is 64 bit?

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beerpig

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I have a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo mac mini running Mac OS 10.5.7 and would like to download MySQL 5.1. The problem is I need to pick one of two downloads based on my computer:

Option 1: Mac OS X 10.5(x86)

Option 2: Mac OS X 10.5(x86_64)

How do I figure out which one I need for my computer? I've gone to "About This Mac" in the apple menu but there are no 86's or 64's listed and I don't know what these numbers are referring to in particular.
 
beerpig said:
I have a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo mac mini running Mac OS 10.5.7 and would like to download MySQL 5.1. The problem is I need to pick one of two downloads based on my computer:

Option 1: Mac OS X 10.5(x86)

Option 2: Mac OS X 10.5(x86_64)

How do I figure out which one I need for my computer? I've gone to "About This Mac" in the apple menu but there are no 86's or 64's listed and I don't know what these numbers are referring to in particular.
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Technically all Core2Duos are 64bit internally with an exception of the very first release but I think it's only 32bit due to the onboard chipset that Apple used.
 
thanks

thanks for the speedy replies! I went ahead and downloaded the one with the 64 in the title and things seem to be working fine.
 
All G5 powered models, Core 2 Duo powered models and Mac Pros.

If it has a G4, Core Solo or Core Duo its 32-bit.
 
three said:
Makes you feel so special inside doesn't it? I Really hate people who have attitudes like this...
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What, people that can't take the time to read and see the correct answer has already been posted a few days prior? Yeah, they can be annoying.
 
300D said:
All G5 powered models, Core 2 Duo powered models and Mac Pros.

If it has a G4, Core Solo or Core Duo its 32-bit.
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Note that while the G5 was a 64-bit architected chip, it is a PowerPC chip and not an Intel (x86) chip. As the original poster asked specifically about x86 or x86_64, this may be misleading.

Also, the Core Duo actually had the EMT64/x64 64-bit extensions that the Core 2 Duo and following processors have (the 64-bitness), but they were disabled in hardware (discussion here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/179734/)
 
CaptainJeff said:
Note that while the G5 was a 64-bit architected chip, it is a PowerPC chip and not an Intel (x86) chip. As the original poster asked specifically about x86 or x86_64, this may be misleading.
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I listed all 64-bit machines just to be thorough.
 
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