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The von Neumann bottleneck is the idea that computer system throughput is limited due to the relative ability of processors compared to top rates of data transfer. According to this description of computer architecture, a processor is idle for a certain amount of time while memory is accessed.
The von Neumann bottleneck is named after John von Neumann, a 20th century mathematician, scientist and computer science pioneer who was also involved in the Manhattan Project.
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