The memory Mountain P512 Read throughput (read bandwidth) The rate that a program reads data from the memory system Memory mountain A two-dimensional function of read bandwidth versus temporal and spatial locality Characterizes the capabilities of the memory system for each computer4 The Memory Mountain P512 • Read throughput (read bandwidth) – The rate that a program reads data from the memory system • Memory mountain – A two-dimensional function of read bandwidth versus temporal and spatial locality – Characterizes the capabilities of the memory system for each computer