QuArch: A Question-Answering Dataset for AI Agents in Computer Architecture
Shvetank Prakash, Andrew Cheng, Jason Yik, Arya Tschand, Radhika Ghosal, Ikechukwu Uchendu, Jessica Quaye, Jeffrey Ma, Shreyas Grampurohit, Sofia Giannuzzi, Arnav Balyan, Fin Amin, Aadya Pipersenia, Yash Vardhan Choudhary, Ankita Nayak, Amir Yazdanbakhsh, Vijay Janapa Reddi · IEEE Computer Architecture Letters · 2025
We introduce QuArch, a dataset of 1500 human-validated question-answer pairs designed to evaluate and enhance language models’ understanding of computer architecture. The dataset covers areas including processor design, memory systems, and performance optimization. Our analysis highlights a significant performance gap: the best closed-source model achieves 84% accuracy, while the top small open-source model reaches 72%. We observe notable struggles on QAs regarding memory systems and interconnection networks. Fine-tuning with QuArch improves small model accuracy by up to 8%, establishing a foundation for advancing AI-driven computer architecture research. The dataset and the leaderboard are accessible athttps://quarch.ai/.