How much RAM does my PC have?

Sufficient RAM is important for the performance of a computer. If there is not enough RAM installed in the computer, an application often cannot run smoothly. Typically, up to 8 gigabytes of RAM is now needed. You can track how your RAM is being used in Task Manager.

How to find out how much RAM your PC has

To get an idea of how much RAM is installed in your computer, you have a few options. The quickest way to do this is to press the key combination "Windows key" + "Pause" and read the RAM size from the list of computer information.

1. As soon as you boot up your computer, you will see in the black startup screen which components you have installed. Here is also how much memory in gigabytes is available in your system.
2. Alternatively, you can switch directly to the BIOS during the boot process. There you will also be listed in detail how much RAM and from which manufacturer is available in your computer.
3. You can also find information about the RAM, if you read through the system information of your operating system. To do this, you need to open the Control Panel in Windows. Now look for "System and Security" and navigate further to "System". In the bottom bar you can now see how much RAM is installed in your computer.

PC memory: read out system components

In addition, you can use special software to read out all your system components. With the help of the program "HWINFO64" you can even get information about the current temperature of your hardware and how much it is used.