How to check RAM Speed, Size, and Type in Windows 10

Sometimes, you may want to check the technical specifications like your RAM type, size, and speed on your Windows 10 OS. You may want to know the RAM details on your system as you can check how smoothly a software or an app will run on your system.

Moreover, if you are a professional gamer or have a gaming PC, you may want to know about your RAM details to ensure that the game will run smoothly on your system. To help you know about your RAM details, we are here with an easy-to-follow guide on how to check RAM speed, size, and type in Windows 10.

Contents

• How to Find Your RAM Speed, Type, and Size on Windows 10
• What is RAM?
• Method 1: View RAM Details in Task Manager
• Method 2: Use Command Prompt
• A. To Find Memory Type
• B. To Find the Memory Form Factor
• C. To Find All Memory Details
• Method 3: Check RAM Size in Settings
• Method 4: View RAM details via CPU-Z 
• Method 5: Check RAM Details via PowerShell
• Method 6: Check RAM details via System Information

How to Find Your RAM Speed, Type, and Size on Windows 10

What is RAM?

RAM is a physical random access memory that stores all your data, files, and open applications. The more RAM you have, the better your system will run smoothly. Usually, 4GB or 8GB RAM is ideal for users who are not gamers or use their systems for simple work tasks. However, if you are a gamer or use video editing software, you may need 16GB RAM or more to operate things more smoothly.

We are listing down the methods that you can use to find your RAM details on Windows 10:

Method 1: View RAM Details in Task Manager

You can easily use the task manager in Windows 10 to view your RAM details:

1. Type task manager in the search bar in your Taskbar. Alternatively, you can click Ctrl + shift + Esc to open Task Manager.

2. In Task Manager, click on the Performance tab.

3. Go to the Memory section.

4. Under memory, you will see your RAM type, size, and speed. You can also view other details such as slots used, form factor, hardware reserved, and much more.

Also Read: How to free up RAM on your Windows 10 computer?

Method 2: Use Command Prompt

You can execute commands in your command prompt to know about your RAM details. If you are wondering, how much RAM do you have? Then, you can easily follow these steps to use the Command Prompt to know about your RAM details.

A. To Find Memory Type

To check your memory type of your RAM, follow these steps:

1. Open your start menu and type Command prompt in the search box.

2. Launch command prompt with administrative permissions. Click on Run as administrator.

3. Type the command wmicmemorychip get devicelocator, memory type, and hit enter.

4. Now, you can easily check your memory type by identifying the channel number. For example, if you get 24, then you have a DDR3 memory type. Check out the following list to find your memory type.

0: Unknown. 1: Other. 2: DRAM. 3: Synchronous DRAM. 4: Cache DRAM. 5: EDO. 6: EDRAM. 7: VRAM. 8: SRAM. 9: RAM. 10: ROM. 11: Flash. 12: EEPROM. 13: FEPROM. 14: EPROM. 15: CDRAM. 16: 3DRAM. 17: SDRAM. 18: SGRAM. 19: RDRAM. 20: DDR. 21: DDR2. 22: DDR2 FB-DIMM. 24: DDR3. 25: FBD2.

B. To Find the Memory Form Factor

You can execute the following command to know your RAM module:

1. Open Command Prompt with administrative permissions.

2. Type the command wmicmemorychip get devicelocator, form factor, and hit enter.

3. Now, under form factor, you can easily find your memory form factor by identifying the unique output number that you see on your screen. In our case, the memory form factor is 8, which is the DIMM module.

Refer to the following list to know your memory form factor:

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: BGA. 22: FPBGA. 23: LGA. 24: FB-DIMM.

C. To Find All Memory Details

If you wish to view all details about your RAM, such as RAM speed, size & type in Windows 10, then you can follow these steps to execute the command:

1. Click on your Windows key and search command prompt in the search bar.

2. Now, click on Run as administrator to open the Command Prompt with administrative privileges.

3. Type the command wmicmemorychip list full and hit enter.

4. Finally, you can easily check your memory type, form factor, speed, and other details. Check the screenshot for reference.

Alternatively, if you don’t want to view all the details about your RAM, you can type the following commands to view specific details:

wmicmemorychip get devicelocator manufacturer partnumber serialnumber capacity speed memorytype formfactor

Also Read: Check If Your RAM Type Is DDR3 Or DDR4 in Windows 10

Method 3: Check RAM Size in Settings

If you are wondering how much RAM you have, then you can easily check your RAM size by accessing the Settings app on your Windows 10 system.

1. Open your Start menu and go to Settings. Alternatively, click Windows key + I to open Settings.

2. Click on the System tab.

3. Scroll down and click on the about section from the panel on the left.

4. Now, you can quickly check the installed RAM under device specifications.

Method 4: View RAM details via CPU-Z 

CPU-Z is a great software that can help you know about your RAM details. Follow these steps if you want to find your RAM speed, type, and size on Windows 10 using CPU-Z:

1. Download and install CPU-Z on your system.

2. Launch the software and go to the Memory tab from the panel on the top.

3. Finally, you will be able to see your RAM type, size, DRAM frequency, and other such details.

Method 5: Check RAM Details via PowerShell

You can use PowerShell to know about your RAM details such as speed, size, type, etc.

1. Open your Start menu and search Windows PowerShell in the search box.

2. Launch the app, and you don’t need to run the app with administrative privileges.

3. Now, to know about your RAM details, you can type the command Get-CimInstance-ClassName Win32_PhysicalMemory to know the full details about your RAM. Check the screenshot for reference.

Note: Read more about Get-CimInstance.

4. However, if you wish to know the specific details about your RAM, you can use the following commands:

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

Method 6: Check RAM details via System Information

If you don’t have the time to execute commands on Command Prompt or Powershell, you can use a fast method for checking your RAM details via System Information.

1. Click on your Windows key and type System information in the search bar.

2. Open System Information from your search results.

3. Click on the System Summary from the panel on the left.

4. Finally, you will see the Installed physical memory (RAM) on the main panel. Check the screenshot for reference.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1. How do I find out my RAM speed and size?

To know your RAM speed and size, you can easily go to your task manager> Performance tab>memory section. Finally, in the memory section, you will see your RAM type, size, and speed.

Q2. How do I find out my RAM type Windows 10?

You can easily find out your RAM type on windows 10 by executing commands in the command prompt or PowerShell. You can check the commands in the methods listed in our guide. Alternatively, you can check your RAM type via third-party software called CPU-Z.

Q3. How do I know what DDR my RAM is?

To know what DDR your RAM is, you can easily access the Task Manager on your system and go to the performance tab. In the performance tab, click on Memory, and you will be able to view your RAM type on the screen.

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We hope this guide was helpful and you were able to check RAM speed, size, and type in Windows 10. Still, if you have any doubts, then feel free to ask them in the comment section.