This tip is for Windows 10 and Windows 11<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n We have published several articles about computer RAM and how important it is to your computer’s performance. You can read the most recent article here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Today we’re going to show you how to learn more about the RAM installed on your computer’s motherboard. So, let’s go!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n RAM is also known as memory. The amount of RAM (or memory) installed in your computer has a lot to do with how \u201cfast\u201d it runs. Generally, the more RAM you have installed, the faster your computer will be. More than anything else, RAM determines how well your computer performs. There are other factors too, but RAM has more impact on your computer\u2019s performance than anything else.<\/span><\/p>\n But how much do you know about your computer\u2019s RAM? You probably know how much RAM you have, but do you know how many RAM chips you have installed or what type of RAM you have?<\/span><\/p>\n This tip is probably more for the geeks among you, but we think many of you non-geeks are curious. So, we\u2019re going to show you how to use a Windows command to find out more about your computer\u2019s RAM than you probably know right now.<\/span><\/p>\n If you want to know how many RAM chips you have installed in your computer, the capacity of each chip, and the type of RAM installed, you can do it quickly and easily with one command.<\/span><\/p>\n So let\u2019s open a Command Prompt window first:<\/span><\/p>\n Type CMD in taskbar search and press Enter.<\/span><\/p>\n At the command prompt type:<\/span><\/p>\n wmic MEMORYCHIP get BankLabel, DeviceLocator, MemoryType, TypeDetail, Capacity, Speed<\/span><\/p>\n You must type that command as shown \u2013 spaces and commas matter. Commands are not case sensitive though, so upper and lower case letters do not matter. Below is my 9+-year-old Windows 10 computer with 8GB of RAM.<\/span><\/p>\n The screenshot above shows that I have two RAM chips installed (Bank 0 and Bank 2). Under Capacity, it shows each RAM chip has a capacity of 4294967296 MB of RAM \u2013 which is 4GB. Two RAM chips of 4 GB each means my computer has a total of 8 GB of RAM<\/span><\/p>\n MemoryType tells you the type of your physical memory. In my case, this shows I have memory type 24 which is DDR 3 type RAM. Under TypeDetail you\u2019ll find the SMBIOS information. This shows I have type 128 which means I have synchronous RAM.<\/span><\/p>\n If you want more information about your RAM than you\u2019ll ever probably want to know, type the following command in a Command window at the prompt:<\/span><\/p>\n WMIC MEMORYCHIP LIST FULL<\/span><\/p>\n Below, let’s take a peek at my Windows 11 laptop using the WMIC MEMORYCHIP LIST FULL command. Here you can see part of the output, showing a lot of detail about the RAM installed. My now famous, cheap Windows 11 laptop has 2 RAM slots with 6 GB of DDR4 RAM in each for a total of 12 GB of RAM.\u00a0 Below you can see Bank 0 (the first RAM slot)\u00a0 with all kinds of information that, if you’re curious, you can google and learn more about your RAM.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Learn More About Your Computer’s RAM This tip is for Windows 10 and Windows 11 We have published several articles about computer RAM and how important it is to your computer’s performance. 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