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.
See also: Memory Limits for Windows and Windows Server Releases | Microsoft Docs
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to determine system memory (RAM) size (GB), speed (MHz), and type (DDR) in Windows 10.
For a Windows 11 version of this tutorial, see:
Find System Memory Size, Speed, and Type in Windows 11
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
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.
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
TipYou 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 = LGASerialnumber Manufacturer-allocated number to identify the physical element. Speed Maximum speed of physical memory—in MHz.
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
TipYou 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 = LGABankLabel 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.
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)
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)
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 Brink
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