It seems everyone has read only one line of my question. For those of you who know who you are, Once Again: I suspect a 5 GHz CPU in a current system will not be twice as fast as a 2.5 GHz system. In fact, my own experience is that even in CPU intensive stuff, one will be lucky to get a 15% increase in performance. And for most jobs, this will not be noticeable. For some jobs, for sure, a fster CPU will always help. But better software would help all jobs.
WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT THE BIGGER BENEFIT WILL COME FROM THE ADDRESS SPACE of 64 bits. In fact, 32 bit CPUs will probably be faster than 64 bit CPUs for many tasks, but 64 bit CPUs will lead to more reliable software.