How to Determine System Memory Size, Speed, and Type in Windows 10
Sometimes you may need or want to know how much, the speed, and what type of system memory (RAM) you have installed in your PC without having to open the case or install third party software.
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to determine system memory (RAM) size (GB), speed (MHz), and type (DDR) in Windows 10.
Contents
- Option One: To Determine Memory Size and Type in Task Manager
- Option Two: To Determine Memory Size, Speed, and Type in Command Prompt
- Option Three: To Determine Memory Size, Speed, and Type in PowerShell
- Option Four: To Determine Memory Size in Settings
- Option Five: To Determine Memory Size in Control Panel
- Option Six: To Determine Memory Size in System Information
OPTION ONE
To Determine Memory Size and Type in Task Manager
1 Open
Task Manager in
More details view. (see screenshot below)
2 Click/tap on the
Performance tab, and click/tap on
Memory.
3 You will see the size (ex: "32.0 GB") and type (ex: "DDR3") towards the top right corner.

OPTION TWO
To Determine Memory Size, Speed, and Type in Command Prompt
1 Open a
command prompt.
2 Copy and paste the command below you want to use into the command prompt, and press
Enter.
(full details)
wmic MemoryChip get /format:list
OR
(Specific details)
wmic MemoryChip get Banklabel, Capacity, Configuredclockspeed, Devicelocator, FormFactor, Manufacturer, Serialnumber, Speed

Tip
You can use the following
properties below with the command for specific details.
- Attributes
- BankLabel
- Capacity
- Caption
- ConfiguredClockSpeed
- ConfiguredVoltage
- CreationClassName
- DataWidth
- Description
- DeviceLocator
- FormFactor
- HotSwappable
- InstallDate
- InterleaveDataDepth
- InterleavePosition
- Manufacturer
- MaxVoltage
- MemoryType
- MinVoltage
- Model
- Name
- OtherIdentifyingInfo
- PartNumber
- PositionInRow
- PoweredOn
- Removable
- Replaceable
- SerialNumber
- SKU
- SMBIOSMemoryType
- Speed
- Status
- Tag
- TotalWidth
- TypeDetail
- Version
3 You will now see the
details of your memory. (see screenshot and table below)
Memory Detail |
Description |
BankLabel |
Physically labeled bank where the memory is located. |
Capacity |
Total capacity of the physical memory—in bytes. See: Byte to Gigabyte |
Configuredclockspeed |
The configured clock speed of the memory device, in megahertz (MHz), or 0, if the speed is unknown. |
Devicelocator |
Label of the socket or circuit board that holds the memory. |
Manufacturer |
Brand of memory. |
FormFactor |
Size and pin configuration of memory module.
0 = Unknown
1 = Other
2 = SIP
3 = DIP
4 = ZIP
5 = SOJ
6 = Proprietary
7 = SIMM
8 = DIMM
9 = TSOP
10 = PGA
11 = RIMM
12 = SODIMM
13 = SRIMM
14 = SMD
15 = SSMP
16 = QFP
17 = TQFP
18 = SOIC
19 = LCC
20 = PLCC
21 = DDR2
22 = FPBGA
23 = LGA |
Serialnumber |
Manufacturer-allocated number to identify the physical element. |
Speed |
Maximum speed of physical memory—in MHz. |
OPTION THREE
To Determine Memory Size, Speed, and Type in PowerShell
1 Open
PowerShell.
2 Copy and paste the command below you want to use into PowerShell, and press
Enter.
(full details)
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_PhysicalMemory
or
Get-WmiObject Win32_PhysicalMemory
OR
(Specific details)
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_PhysicalMemory | Format-Table Capacity, Manufacturer, FormFactor, Banklabel, Configuredclockspeed, Speed, Devicelocator, Serialnumber -AutoSize
or
Get-WmiObject Win32_PhysicalMemory | Format-Table Capacity, Manufacturer, FormFactor, Banklabel, Configuredclockspeed, Speed, Devicelocator, Serialnumber -AutoSize

Tip
You can use the following
properties below with the command for specific details.
- Attributes
- BankLabel
- Capacity
- Caption
- ConfiguredClockSpeed
- ConfiguredVoltage
- CreationClassName
- DataWidth
- Description
- DeviceLocator
- FormFactor
- HotSwappable
- InstallDate
- InterleaveDataDepth
- InterleavePosition
- Manufacturer
- MaxVoltage
- MemoryType
- MinVoltage
- Model
- Name
- OtherIdentifyingInfo
- PartNumber
- PositionInRow
- PoweredOn
- Removable
- Replaceable
- SerialNumber
- SKU
- SMBIOSMemoryType
- Speed
- Status
- Tag
- TotalWidth
- TypeDetail
- Version
3 You will now see the
details of your memory. (see screenshots and table below)
Memory Detail |
Description |
Capacity |
Total capacity of the physical memory—in bytes. See: Byte to Gigabyte |
Manufacturer |
Brand of memory. |
FormFactor |
Size and pin configuration of memory module.
0 = Unknown
1 = Other
2 = SIP
3 = DIP
4 = ZIP
5 = SOJ
6 = Proprietary
7 = SIMM
8 = DIMM
9 = TSOP
10 = PGA
11 = RIMM
12 = SODIMM
13 = SRIMM
14 = SMD
15 = SSMP
16 = QFP
17 = TQFP
18 = SOIC
19 = LCC
20 = PLCC
21 = DDR2
22 = FPBGA
23 = LGA |
BankLabel |
Physically labeled bank where the memory is located. |
Configuredclockspeed |
The configured clock speed of the memory device, in megahertz (MHz), or 0, if the speed is unknown. |
Speed |
Maximum speed of physical memory—in MHz. |
Devicelocator |
Label of the socket or circuit board that holds the memory. |
Serialnumber |
Manufacturer-allocated number to identify the physical element. |
OPTION FOUR
To Determine Memory Size in Settings
1 Open
Settings, and click/tap on the
System icon.
2 Click/tap on
About on the left side, and look to see how much (ex: "32.0 GB")
Installed RAM you have on the right side. (see screenshot below)

OPTION FIVE
To Determine Memory Size in Control Panel
This option is no longer available starting with Windows 10 build 20161 and higher.
1 Open the
Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the
System icon.
2 Look to see how much (ex: "32.0 GB")
Installed memory (RAM) you have under the
System section. (see screenshot below)

OPTION SIX
To Determine Memory Size in System Information
1 Press the
Win +
R keys to open Run, type
msinfo32 into Run, and click/tap on
OK to open System Information.
2 Click/tap on
System Summary on the left side, and look to see how much (ex: "32.0 GB")
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) you have on the right side.

That's it,
Shawn