Methods On How To Check RAM Type On Windows 10.

Dear readers. Welcome again to Technology Sage. Today I would like us to learn on How to check RAM type on windows 10 computers. First, let us look at what RAM is. RAM is Random Access Memory. This is the computer that store all the information about the operations of the computers and is the part that remembers which session you were before you left or when you last operated your computer. It is stored on a RAM disk or RAM chip on the mother board of your computer. Read also: How do you Know your computer or Laptop RAM is Bad.

RAM disks come in different storage sizes. 1gb, 2gb, 4gb, 8gb, 16 GB, 32gb and above. Sometimes it can even be less than 1gb. It depends with the machine you are using. The greater the RAM size, the faster the machine operates. These RAM chips can be changed at the users wish. So, it is important to know which RAM type you are using. Remember there is a difference between the RAM type and RAM size. We have different types of RAM. They include: DDR, DDR2, EDRAM, SDRAM and others. Do you know the RAM type you are using? Now, you can check your RAM type on your windows 10 computer. There are several methods you can use to check your RAM type. Let us look at them.

Methods To Check RAM Type On Windows 10

1. How to check RAM type using Command prompt

Command prompt is just one among the various ways you can use to check the type of RAM running your windows machine. The first step is to press the windows key on your keyboard then in the space where you type your searches, type cmd and press the enter key on the keyboard. The command prompt window will pop up on the screen.

Now you will see a white blinking cursor. Now, type in this command: wmic MemoryChip get MemoryType and click Enter key on the keyboard. You will get Memory type number.

Now, every memory number represents a memory type. Match your memory number with the RAM type on the table below:

1. How to check RAM type using Task manager

This method is a simple method you can use to check RAM type on your windows 10 computer. To start, right click on the task bar on an empty space. A list will come on the screen. On the list, click on Task Manager. A task manager window will come up showing all the currently running programs on your computer. Now at the bottom right Conner of the task manager window, click on “more details.” You will now see a full list of all running processes. Now click on performance then select Memory. The top right side above the memory graph, you will see your RAM size and RAM type. It is as simple as that.

1. How to check RAM type using power shell method.

This method, just like others I have mentioned above, will give you your RAM type. It is much more elaborate because it gives you much more details about the system. To check your RAM type using this method, press the windows key on the keyboard. Now type PowerShell. The resultant matches will show: Windows PowerShell, Windows PowerShell ISE and Windows PowerShell (X86). Now on the list, right click any of the three Windows PowerShell results and run as Administrator. Now, In a short while, a PowerShell screen will come up on the screen. Key in this command or copy and paste it at the cursor: Get-WmiObject Win32_PhysicalMemory and click Enter key on the keyboard. Immediately, Windows PowerShell will list all the details about your computer. Look along the list Memory Type. You will see your RAM type shown by a number you can compare on the table I have given you above.

Those are the best ways on How to check RAM type on your windows 10 PC. They are three simple ways you can get the RAM type and also as you will see, you will be able to see more other information about your PC. Feel free to subscribe to our website to receive more technology tweaks every time we post them. Thank you.