How to Check RAM on Windows 11/10 (Size, Speed, Type, etc.)

RAM, random-access memory, is a form of computer memory installed on the motherboard of a computer. It is used to store temporary information from Windows and other applications. When turning off the computer, any data in RAM is lost.

In some cases, you need to know the information of your RAM installed on your computer. For example, you need to know how much the RAM size is when installing or upgrading the Windows operating system, or installing a high graphics game; when your system slows down and you perform a diagnosis, knowing the RAM used by a particular application is important; if you want to upgrade RAM, it is also important to check Windows RAM.

How can you check RAM on Windows 11 if you have upgraded to this new operating system? In the following part, let’s see some methods.

How to Check RAM in Windows 11/10

Check RAM Windows 10/11 via Settings

Step 1: Click the Start icon and choose Settings to open this app.

Step 2: Choose System from the sidebar, scroll down to find About, and click it.

Step 3: You can find the RAM information – RAM size under the Device specifications section.

Check Windows 11 RAM via System Information

Step 1: Press Win + R to open the Run dialog, type msinfo32, and click OK.

Step 2: In the System Information window, go to the right section and you can find some details of RAM: Installed Physical Memory (RAM), Total Physical Memory, Available Physical Memory, Total Virtual Memory, and Available Virtual Memory.

Check RAM via Task Manager

You may ask: how to check RAM speed in Windows 10/11? To know the real-time statistic of RAM usage by your system including RAM speed, you can open Task Manager.

Step 1: Run Task Manager in Windows 11 or 10.

Step 2: go to the Performance tab and click Memory from the sidebar.

Step 3: On the upper right section of the screen, you can see the total RAM size and the RAM type. In the lower right part of the window, you know the used RAM size, available RAM size, RAM speed, memory model form factor, and more.

Check Windows 11 RAM via Command Prompt

To know more information about your RAM on the Windows 11/10 computer, you can resort to Command Prompt.

1. Just follow one of these ways to open CMD – How to Open Command Prompt (CMD) in Windows 11? (7 Ways) and then start the check task.
2. Type wmic memorychip get/format:list and press Enter to check all the specifications of RAM.

Some useful commands:

• Check the total physical memory installed on your computer – systeminfo | findstr /C:”Total Physical Memory”
• Check memory speed – wmic memorychip get devicelocator, speed
• Check memory type – wmic memorychip get devicelocator, memorytype

A numerical value will return after typing the memory type command and the meaning of the value is: 21 – DDR2, 22 – DDR2 FB-DIMM, 24 – DDR3, etc. We only list some common values and you can search for the meaning online based on the value you get.

Final Words

How to check RAM on Windows 11/10? After reading this post, you can find some useful methods to easily check your RAM speed, type, size, and more. Just choose one based on your actual situation.