--- product_id: 121194620 title: "Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 4th Edition" price: "₪715" currency: ILS in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/121194620-computer-architecture-a-quantitative-approach-4th-edition store_origin: IL region: Israel --- # Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 4th Edition **Price:** ₪715 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 4th Edition - **How much does it cost?** ₪715 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.il](https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/121194620-computer-architecture-a-quantitative-approach-4th-edition) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 4th Edition [Hennessy, John L., Patterson, David A.] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 4th Edition Review: Excellent deep-dive into processor architecture - This book isn't for the timid. It goes deep into several recent CPU designs and explains why the architectures turned out the way they did. There is decent coverage of RISC versus CISC ideas, and why CISC now dominates (hint: it is a combination of luck, marketing, and massive amounts of available transistors, plus new ways of instruction-level parallelism). It does not cover the absolute latest processors. But it doesn't have to. It will give you the background needed that when you go to the website that have technical details of a new architecture (e.g. Ars Technica), chances are good you will know the concepts they reference. Who shouldn't buy this: Programmer's in high level languages expecting to learn some black magic way to speed up your code. Even assembly language programmers have been mostly sidelined by the power of a modern CPU to optimize high-level languages. Review: Great book, but in need of a new edition - I'm using this book for a graduate course in Computer System Design. It's a great book, well put together, and very interesting. What is needed is a new edition. This book was written during the days of the single core processor speed wars around 2005. Since then there was the core war (2 cores, 4 cores, 6 cores on desktop computer systems), and today the explosion in technical advances with mobile devices. A year ago it was the speed war up to the 1 GHz mark, and today mobile hand-held devices are being released with 1 GHz dual-core processors, and even announcements of quad core mobile devices by the end of the year. It's a much different world than it was in the Pentium 4 days. The information, equations, etc are spot on, as this is the bible for this information. But reading a book that often references 6-7 year old technologies as current or up and coming, at times it feel more like reading a well written history book. It would be interesting to see references and discussions on the computer architectures in modern mobile devices, as these pocket sized computer systems are increasingly becoming a part of everyone's lives today. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #824,023 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #121 in Computer Hardware Design & Architecture #3,131 in Computer Science (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 68 Reviews | ## Images ![Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 4th Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Y3JpKAx8L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent deep-dive into processor architecture *by M***I on March 21, 2009* This book isn't for the timid. It goes deep into several recent CPU designs and explains why the architectures turned out the way they did. There is decent coverage of RISC versus CISC ideas, and why CISC now dominates (hint: it is a combination of luck, marketing, and massive amounts of available transistors, plus new ways of instruction-level parallelism). It does not cover the absolute latest processors. But it doesn't have to. It will give you the background needed that when you go to the website that have technical details of a new architecture (e.g. Ars Technica), chances are good you will know the concepts they reference. Who shouldn't buy this: Programmer's in high level languages expecting to learn some black magic way to speed up your code. Even assembly language programmers have been mostly sidelined by the power of a modern CPU to optimize high-level languages. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book, but in need of a new edition *by M***D on February 14, 2011* I'm using this book for a graduate course in Computer System Design. It's a great book, well put together, and very interesting. What is needed is a new edition. This book was written during the days of the single core processor speed wars around 2005. Since then there was the core war (2 cores, 4 cores, 6 cores on desktop computer systems), and today the explosion in technical advances with mobile devices. A year ago it was the speed war up to the 1 GHz mark, and today mobile hand-held devices are being released with 1 GHz dual-core processors, and even announcements of quad core mobile devices by the end of the year. It's a much different world than it was in the Pentium 4 days. The information, equations, etc are spot on, as this is the bible for this information. But reading a book that often references 6-7 year old technologies as current or up and coming, at times it feel more like reading a well written history book. It would be interesting to see references and discussions on the computer architectures in modern mobile devices, as these pocket sized computer systems are increasingly becoming a part of everyone's lives today. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The bible... Nothing like others. *by L***. on July 22, 2010* For those who have never read this book, I'd emphasize that this is not a computer architecture book that explains some basic stuffs. Instead, this book focuses more on the performance aspect of the computers and I'd say this is the ONLY worthwhile book that discusses from that viewpoint. So, if you are to study the computer performance, your choice is either reading this book or reading tons of papers published by researchers or both. It means you must have a good understanding on the computer architecture before reading this book. My only complaint is that though the book is available only with paperback now, they didn't reduce the price. It's still worth the price, though. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/121194620-computer-architecture-a-quantitative-approach-4th-edition](https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/121194620-computer-architecture-a-quantitative-approach-4th-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Israel* *Store origin: IL* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*