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Fix: Wrong RAM Speed on Windows 11
Incorrect RAM speed in Windows shouldn’t worry you too much
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Updated onJanuary 25, 2024
updated onJanuary 25, 2024
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Many users reported that Windows is showing the wrong RAM speed, which concerns them. Not utilizing the full RAM speed won’t get maximum performance out of your RAM.
This can negatively impact some resource-intensive tasks, such as video editing, gaming, or multitasking, but there is a way to fix this issue, and in today’s guide, we will show you how to fix it.
Why are Task Manager and cmd showing different RAM speeds on Windows 11?
This is normal behavior, depending on how your PC measures RAM speed. If one or the other shows half of the current speed, that’s perfectly normal due to the nature of DDR memory.
How do I clock my RAM to the correct speed?
1. Check Task Manager
Certain applications will show you base frequency, and with Double Data Rate or DDR RAM, that frequency is doubled when using it, so this shouldn’t alarm you since your RAM is working at full speed, despite what Task Manager or any other software says.
2. Check your BIOS settings
Despite what the value says when you check RAM speed in cmd, Task Manager, or any other tool, the BIOS value will always represent the correct RAM speed.
3. Load the XMP profile
If BIOS shows the wrong RAM speed, you must enable XMP profiles. Remember that these instructions are for ASUS, and steps for other brands might differ slightly.
Enabling XMP also helps whenRAM is not running at full speed.
4. Adjust the voltage and frequency manually
How do I overclock my RAM?
We described both these procedures in our solutions above, so be sure to check them. For more information, we have a guide on how tochange DRAM frequency, so be sure to read it.
What is Dual-Channel Memory?
If Windows is showing the wrong RAM speed, you shouldn’t be alarmed, especially if the RAM speed is twice as slow as the one configured in BIOS. It’s just how some applications show this data.
To better understand how RAM works, be sure tocheck your RAM typeand know theRAM limit on Windows 11to avoid additional problems. Lastly, you should know that you might experience some performance issues ifRAM is faster than your CPU, but that applies only to heavy multitasking.
Have you ever experienced this issue on your PC, and how did you handle it? Let us know in the comments below.
More about the topics:overclocking,RAM,Windows 11
Milan Stanojevic
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
