How to Check RAM Manufacturer (Brand) in Windows 10

"I forgot what brand of RAM in my computer and it is so inconvenient to take apart to check ram brand. Is any simple way to know RAM manufacturer or brand in laptop or desktop computer?"

If you are confused about this, this post is right for you. In this post, we will walk you through how to check RAM manufacturer (brand) in Windows 10 in ease.

Way 1: Check RAM Brand by Command Prompt

Command Prompt (CMD) is a native application of the Windows and gives the user an option to perform operations using commands. You can type some commands in it to check RAM brand of your laptop or desktop. Here are detailed steps.

Step 1: Press Windows key + R shortcut to open a Run box. Then type cmd and hit Enter.

Step 2: In Command Prompt window, type wmic memorychip get manufacturer and press Enter. Finally, the brand of RAM is shown on the screen. As shown below, the brand of RAM is Micron.

You can also easily find all the specifications (Size, Type, Speed) you want at once, see:

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Way 2: Check RAM Brand by PowerShell

In the matter of checking RAM brand, PowerShell offers the same feature as Command Prompt does. Here is the tutorial.

Step 1: Press Windows key + R shortcut to open a Run box. Then type powershell and hit Enter.

Step 2: In PowerShell window, type Get-WmiObject win32_physicalmemory | select manufacturer and hit Enter. Finally, you can find the RAM manufacturer of your laptop or desktop on the screen.

Way 3: Check RAM Brand by Third-party tool

In addition, you can also use a third-party tool to check RAM manufacturer. There are many free utilities that are designed to check the computer hardware specifications including RAM manufacturer. Here I take AIDA64 as an example to show you how to check what manufacturer of ram you have in your laptop or desktop.

Step 1: Download -> install -> launch AIDA64 utility.

Step 2: Click Motherboard option in the left panel and then click SPD option in the right panel.

Step 3: In the right panel, you can see some RAM specifications like Serial Number, Module Size. As for RAM brand, it's at the right of DRAM Manufacturer. That is the brand of RAM in your computer.

Bottom Line

The ways mentioned above are about how to check RAM manufacturer (brand) in Windows 10. Similarly, they also apply to Windows 7 and 8. If you want to check more RAM specs like RAM size, speed, type, you can refer to this post: How to Check RAM Specs (Size, Type, Speed) in Windows 10/8/7.