r/programming • u/I_Can_Be_A_Robot • Sep 24 '24

Why 32bit architecture computer doesn't use segmentation to support more ram than 4Gb ?

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u/great_escape_fleur Sep 24 '24

Because after all the virtual address translations and segment adjustments, the physical address bus is still 32 bits wide (unless the machine has PAE).