Have you ever wondered exactly how Windows is assigning physical memory,
how much file data is cached in RAM, or how much RAM is used by the
kernel and device drivers? RAMMap makes answering those questions easy.
RAMMap is an advanced physical memory usage analysis utility for Windows
Vista and higher. It presents usage information in different ways on its
several different tabs:
Use Counts: usage summary by type and paging list
Processes: process working set sizes
Priority Summary: prioritized standby list sizes
Physical Pages: per-page use for all physical memory
Physical Ranges: physical memory addresses
File Summary: file data in RAM by file
File Details: individual physical pages by file
Use RAMMap to gain understanding of the way Windows manages memory, to
analyze application memory usage, or to answer specific questions about
how RAM is being allocated. RAMMap’s refresh feature enables you to
update the display and it includes support for saving and loading memory
snapshots.
For definitions of the labels RAMMap uses as well as to learn about the
physical-memory allocation algorithms used by the Windows memory
manager, please see Windows Internals, 5^th^
Edition.
Related Links
Windows Internals Book The official updates and errata page for the definitive book on
Windows internals, by Mark Russinovich and David Solomon.
Windows Sysinternals Administrator's ReferenceThe
official guide to the Sysinternals utilities by Mark Russinovich and
Aaron Margosis, including descriptions of all the tools, their
features, how to use them for troubleshooting, and example
real-world cases of their use.
Defrag Tools: #6 - RAMMap
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards and Larry Larsen
cover using RAMMap to see how RAM is being used and tell if there
has been any memory pressure.
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew and I walk you through Sysinternals RAMMap. RAMMap allows you to see how the Physical Memory (RAM) on the computer is being used. You can see how much RAM there is, for what purpose it is being used, and if there has been any memory pressure (not enough memory). We also cover a lot of Memory Management theory to understand the data in RAMMap. Resources: Sysinternals RAMMap Timeline: [01:00] - 'Mysteries of Memory Management Revealed' talk [01:40] - The brick wall anal