Windows 7 - Get RAM details using powershell script

Question

Is there any direct/simple command to get the RAM information through PS script, for example 4GB.

For eg. to retrieve OS Name I am using this command:

(Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem).Caption

Possible duplicate of How do I get total physical memory size using PowerShell without WMI? — Paxz
– Paxz, Commented Oct 8, 2018 at 10:41

Mötz · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-08 10:43:58Z

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You are on the right path, using the WMI objects.

The quick answer is:

(Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem).totalphysicalmemory / (1024 * 1024 * 1024)

It is based on this answer:

You should consider switching to CIM.

(Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem).totalphysicalmemory / (1024 * 1024 * 1024)

Read more about CIM vs. WMI here:

answered Oct 8, 2018 at 10:43

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lit · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-08 12:19:58Z

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Microsoft has said that CIM is the future.

((Get-CimInstance CIM_PhysicalMemory).Capacity | Measure-Object -Sum).Sum / (1024 * 1024 * 1024)

answered Oct 8, 2018 at 12:05

lit

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