{"id":17119,"date":"2021-07-27T11:02:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T11:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=17119"},"modified":"2021-07-27T11:03:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T11:03:51","slug":"check-ram-speed-or-frequency-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/check-ram-speed-or-frequency-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Check RAM Speed or Frequency on Windows 11 \/ 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before upgrading or adding memory, it&#8217;s necessary to find out your RAM speed and check if your PC has empty slots available. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 3 simple ways to check RAM speed or frequency on Windows 11 \/ 10, without using any third-party software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Check RAM Speed or Frequency Using Task Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> + <strong>Shift<\/strong> + <strong>Esc<\/strong> keyboard shortcut at the same time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-quick-ways-to-open-task-manager-in-windows-10-8\/\">open Task Manager<\/a>. Go to the <strong>Performance<\/strong> tab and then click <strong>Memory<\/strong>. In the right pane, you can see the RAM speed, slots used.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/check-memory-speed.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"379\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/check-memory-speed.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/check-memory-speed-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Check RAM Speed or Frequency Using Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-command-prompt-in-windows-10\/\">Open up the Command Prompt window<\/a> and run the following command:<br \/>\n<code>wmic MemoryChip get DeviceLocator, Manufacturer, Speed<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/check-ram-speed-with-cmd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"194\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/check-ram-speed-with-cmd.png 563w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/check-ram-speed-with-cmd-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will display your RAM speed and the number of memory slot in used.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Check RAM Speed or Frequency Using PowerShell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-run-powershell-as-administrator-in-windows-10\/\">Open Windows PowerShell<\/a> and execute the command below:<br \/>\n<code>Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_PhysicalMemory | Format-Table Devicelocator, Manufacturer, Speed<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/check-ram-speed-with-powershell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"201\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/check-ram-speed-with-powershell.png 578w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/check-ram-speed-with-powershell-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will show the speed of RAM in each slot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to find out the RAM speed using Task Manage, Command Prompt and PowerShell. If you also need to check if the RAM type is DDR, DDR2, DDR3 or DDR4, I recommend using the third-party freeware <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cpuid.com\/softwares\/cpu-z.html\" target=\"_blank\">CPU-Z<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before upgrading or adding memory, it&#8217;s necessary to find out your RAM speed and check if your PC has empty slots available. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 3 simple ways to check RAM speed or frequency on Windows 11 \/ 10, without using any third-party software. 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