title: Will using longs instead of ints benefit in 64bit java
body: <p>In a 64 bit VM, will using <strong>longs</strong> instead of <strong>ints</strong> do any better in terms of performance given that longs are 64 bits in java and hence pulling and processing 64 bit word may be faster that pulling 32bit word in a 64 bit system. (I am expecting a lot of NOs but I was looking for a detailed explanation).</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT</strong>: I am implying that "pulling and processing 64 bit word may be faster that pulling 32bit word in a 64 bit system" because I am assuming that in a 64 bit system, pulling a 32 bit data would require you to first get the 64 bit word and then mask the top 32 bits. </p>