Windows 10: Only Accessing 8gb of 16gb RAM?

Discus and support Only Accessing 8gb of 16gb RAM? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; TL;DR: I have a full 16gb RAM installed, but Windows only ever seems to use 8gb of it. Why? I've filled up all 4 DIMMs with some memory - 4gb per.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/databoy2k, Mar 18, 2021.

  1. Only Accessing 8gb of 16gb RAM?


    TL;DR: I have a full 16gb RAM installed, but Windows only ever seems to use 8gb of it. Why?

    I've filled up all 4 DIMMs with some memory - 4gb per. Windows 10 identifies all 16gb in Task Manager, but only ever "uses" 8gb of it - never a single byte more. This is despite me running ~37 Chrome processes, a couple of which should absolutely have that memory 100% in use.

    Any tips on how to make sure that Windows is actually using all 16gb? Thanks for your help.

    Output of wmic MemoryChip get /format:list

    Attributes=1 BankLabel=BANK 0 Capacity=4294967296 Caption=Physical Memory ConfiguredClockSpeed=1600 ConfiguredVoltage= CreationClassName=Win32_PhysicalMemory DataWidth=64 Description=Physical Memory DeviceLocator=ChannelA-DIMM0 FormFactor=8 HotSwappable= InstallDate= InterleaveDataDepth= InterleavePosition= Manufacturer=Kingston MaxVoltage= MemoryType=24 MinVoltage= Model= Name=Physical Memory OtherIdentifyingInfo= PartNumber=KHX1866C11D3L/4G PositionInRow= PoweredOn= Removable= Replaceable= SerialNumber=153CCF8A SKU= SMBIOSMemoryType=24 Speed=1600 Status= Tag=Physical Memory 0 TotalWidth=64 TypeDetail=128 Version= Attributes=1 BankLabel=BANK 1 Capacity=4294967296 Caption=Physical Memory ConfiguredClockSpeed=1600 ConfiguredVoltage= CreationClassName=Win32_PhysicalMemory DataWidth=64 Description=Physical Memory DeviceLocator=ChannelA-DIMM1 FormFactor=8 HotSwappable= InstallDate= InterleaveDataDepth= InterleavePosition= Manufacturer=Kingston MaxVoltage= MemoryType=24 MinVoltage= Model= Name=Physical Memory OtherIdentifyingInfo= PartNumber=KHX1600C10D3/8G PositionInRow= PoweredOn= Removable= Replaceable= SerialNumber=711A62D6 SKU= SMBIOSMemoryType=24 Speed=1600 Status= Tag=Physical Memory 1 TotalWidth=64 TypeDetail=128 Version= Attributes=1 BankLabel=BANK 2 Capacity=4294967296 Caption=Physical Memory ConfiguredClockSpeed=1600 ConfiguredVoltage= CreationClassName=Win32_PhysicalMemory DataWidth=64 Description=Physical Memory DeviceLocator=ChannelB-DIMM0 FormFactor=8 HotSwappable= InstallDate= InterleaveDataDepth= InterleavePosition= Manufacturer=Kingston MaxVoltage= MemoryType=24 MinVoltage= Model= Name=Physical Memory OtherIdentifyingInfo= PartNumber=KHX1866C11D3L/4G PositionInRow= PoweredOn= Removable= Replaceable= SerialNumber=1A3CD98A SKU= SMBIOSMemoryType=24 Speed=1600 Status= Tag=Physical Memory 2 TotalWidth=64 TypeDetail=128 Version= Attributes=1 BankLabel=BANK 3 Capacity=4294967296 Caption=Physical Memory ConfiguredClockSpeed=1600 ConfiguredVoltage= CreationClassName=Win32_PhysicalMemory DataWidth=64 Description=Physical Memory DeviceLocator=ChannelB-DIMM1 FormFactor=8 HotSwappable= InstallDate= InterleaveDataDepth=2 InterleavePosition=1 Manufacturer=Kingston MaxVoltage= MemoryType=24 MinVoltage= Model= Name=Physical Memory OtherIdentifyingInfo= PartNumber=KHX1600C10D3/8G PositionInRow= PoweredOn= Removable= Replaceable= SerialNumber=711AA7D6 SKU= SMBIOSMemoryType=24 Speed=1600 Status= Tag=Physical Memory 3 TotalWidth=64 TypeDetail=128 Version=
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