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Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) 6th Edition

by John L. Hennessy (Author), David A. Patterson (Author)
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Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, Sixth Edition has been considered essential reading by instructors, students and practitioners of computer design for over 20 years. The sixth edition of this classic textbook from Hennessy and Patterson, winners of the 2017 ACM A.M. Turing Award recognizing contributions of lasting and major technical importance to the computing field, is fully revised with the latest developments in processor and system architecture. The text now features examples from the RISC V (RISC Five) instruction set architecture, a modern RISC instruction set developed and designed to be a free and openly adoptable standard. It also includes a new chapter on domain specific architectures and an updated chapter on warehouse scale computing that features the first public information on Google's newest WSC.

True to its original mission of demystifying computer architecture, this edition continues the longstanding tradition of focusing on areas where the most exciting computing innovation is happening, while always keeping an emphasis on good engineering design.

  • Winner of a 2019 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association
  • Includes a new chapter on domain specific architectures, explaining how they are the only path forward for improved performance and energy efficiency given the end of Moore’s Law and Dennard scaling
  • Features the first publication of several DSAs from industry
  • Features extensive updates to the chapter on warehouse scale computing, with the first public information on the newest Google WSC
  • Offers updates to other chapters including new material dealing with the use of stacked DRAM; data on the performance of new NVIDIA Pascal GPU vs. new AVX 512 Intel Skylake CPU; and extensive additions to content covering multicore architecture and organization
  • Includes "Putting It All Together" sections near the end of every chapter, providing real world technology examples that demonstrate the principles covered in each chapter
  • Includes review appendices in the printed text and additional reference appendices available online
  • Includes updated and improved case studies and exercises
  • ACM named John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson, recipients of the 2017 ACM A.M. Turing Award for pioneering a systematic, quantitative approach to the design and evaluation of computer architectures with enduring impact on the microprocessor industry.
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    0128119055
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  3. Edition
    6th
  4. Publisher
    Morgan Kaufmann
  5. Publication date
    December 7, 2017
  6. Part of series
    The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    7.5 x 1.8 x 9.2 inches
  9. Print length
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"What has made this book an enduring classic is that each edition is not an update, but an extensive revision that presents the most current information and unparalleled insight into this fascinating and fast changing field. For me, after over twenty years in this profession, it is also another opportunity to experience that student-grade admiration for two remarkable teachers." --From the Foreword by Luiz Andre Barroso, Google, Inc.

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Features the RISC-V ("RISC Five") instruction set architecture, a modern RISC instruction set developed and designed to be a free and openly adoptable standard

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Morgan Kaufmann; 6th edition (December 7, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 936 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0128119055
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0128119051
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.8 x 9.2 inches
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Prometheus One
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
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This is the book I used in school many years ago. I thought I would buy a copy to freshen my knowledge.

Well it is still good but I found it long winded (like many text books currently )

So it was too slow to fit my needs but otherwise okay
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Bryan Reagan
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Textbook
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2022
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This classic textbook required text for a class I took in graduate school at the University of Illinois at Chicago back in the 1990s, and I just used it in two sections of a graduate class at Saint Leo University in Fall 2021. It's a classic that has withstood the test of time.
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Amir Muminović
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book for advanced computer architecture
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2018
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I am a student of Software Engineering and I graduated top of the class thanks to this book.

The authors of this book have done an amazing job writing it. They take you to the incredible world of computer architecture and introduce you to the key ideas and concepts which make computer so powerful.

The book is very detailed and leaves no loose ends. I love that fact that there authors provide concrete evidence for all of their statements (backed up by years of research and experiments).

The book is beginner-friendly but I recommend reading the Computer Organization and Design by the same authors first because many things will be more clear and easier to understand.
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5.0 out of 5 stars good
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2022
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Hal B.
4.0 out of 5 stars A Computer Hardware Bible!
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2018
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Wow! Everything you want to know about the underlying processes which enable bits to flow in harmony in your computer or handheld device is covered in this book. The publisher could have used a better editor in some areas regarding descriptions and figures. There are some occasions where the two just did not match. Minor frustration. This should not distract you from purchasing this book if you have an interest in what makes today's modern computing systems function. Because of the massive amount information contained in the volume you will definitely find something you did not know prior to reading.
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John R Mashey
5.0 out of 5 stars Latest edition of *the* classic book
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2021
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I have every other edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good condition
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020
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This book is super useful to my learning. It is in fairly good condition, clean, complete.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference on modern architectures
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2019
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Thorough and well written. Excellent book on modern architectures
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2.0 out of 5 stars Pls don't buy the kindle version.
Reviewed in India on March 14, 2022
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Diagrams, formulas, figures are not available in the kindle version. Pls buy paperback.
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Vikram
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on Computer Architecture
Reviewed in Germany on May 2, 2021
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Highly recommended for engineering students and professionals, one of the best book on Computer Architecture covering basics to advance topics. All topics/sections are well explained and self explained figures and diagrams.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sine Qua Non
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2018
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This book is the absolute guide to the inner realm of CPU architectures and in helping anyone also to fully grasp the notions of parallelism in modern Computer architectures at both CPU & GPU implementations. It is also an excellent guide to the rising omnipotent Open RISC-V architecture. John
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2.0 out of 5 stars Kindle version is broken
Reviewed in Japan on April 21, 2022
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broken TOC broken formula broken figs...
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Richard Vodden
3.0 out of 5 stars Missing Appendices
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2024
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A very interesting read, but frequently refers to Appendices which don't exist. The first chapter refers to appendix D and appendix K, yet there are only A,B and C, for example.
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