{"id":1730310,"date":"2022-09-16T20:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1730310"},"modified":"2024-01-12T09:48:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T14:48:14","slug":"how-do-i-find-my-computers-specs","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-do-i-find-my-computers-specs\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I find my computer&#8217;s specs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re running a PC or Mac, comparing your computer&#8217;s specs is a great first step before installing new software or performing updates &amp; upgrades. In this article, we&#8217;ll show you how to locate your computer&#8217;s specifications and view details about your operating system version, processor, and memory (RAM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing what your system&#8217;s specifications are is very important whenever you purchase new software or hardware.&nbsp; If they don&#8217;t meet the manufacturer&#8217;s system requirements, you will run into issues.&nbsp; Follow the easy steps below to locate your system&#8217;s specs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"#How-to-check-Windows-10-PC-specs\"><strong>How to check Windows 10 PC specs<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Basic-PC-specs\"><strong>Basic PC specs<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Advanced-PC-specs\"><strong>Advanced PC specs<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#MacComputerSpecs\">Mac Computer Specs<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"How-to-check-Windows-10-PC-specs\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">How to check Windows 10 PC specs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Checking the system specs on your Windows 10 PC is a really simple process. There are two methods. The first will display a <a href=\"#Basic-PC-specs\">basic overview<\/a>, which includes the version number of Windows 10, total amount of RAM, and other specs like your processor and Windows 10 product ID. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other will display <a href=\"#Advanced-PC-specs\">advanced specs<\/a> which include things like the BIOS version, Motherboard make and model, as well as specific system driver information. Viewing these specs are especially useful if you need to find very specific information about your computer&#8217;s hardware or when troubleshooting issues with your Windows 10 machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Basic-PC-specs\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader darkBlueHeader alignLeft underline customh3 swheader\">Basic PC specs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Right-click the <strong>Windows icon<\/strong> and choose <strong>System<\/strong>.<\/li><li>The System menu will provide the operating system version, processor, and memory information.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Advanced-PC-specs\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader darkBlueHeader alignLeft underline customh3 swheader\">Advanced PC specs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Click the <strong>Windows <\/strong>icon.<\/li><li>Type <strong>System<\/strong>, then click <strong>System Information<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-gifffer=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/Windows-PC-Computer-System-Specifications.gif\" alt=\"Windows-PC-Computer-System-Specifications\" class=\"wp-image-1743900\"><figcaption>Finding Windows system specifications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Locating-System-Specs-on-Mac\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Locating System Specs on Mac<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The method depends on whether you have an Intel-based Mac or a Mac with Apple silicon. If you are not sure which kind you have, check out our SweetCare article, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/intel-based-mac-or-mac-with-apple-silicon\/\">How to tell if you have an Intel-based Mac or a Mac with Apple silicon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/intel-based-mac-or-mac-with-apple-silicon\/\" class=\"relatedcontent_link\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-related-content\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_block\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2024\/01\/20230101_How-to-tell-if-you_have_an_Intel-based_Mac_or_a_Mac_with_Apple_silicon_01.jpg);background-size:cover;background-position:center\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_overlay_content\"><\/div><div class=\"relatedcontent-text relatedcontent_content\"><p class=\"relatedcontent_title\" style=\"color:#fff\">How to tell if you have an Intel-based Mac or a Mac with Apple silicon&#8230;<\/p><p class=\"relatedcontent_subhead\" style=\"color:#fff;border:none\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h3>If you have a Mac with Apple silicon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the <strong>Apple icon<\/strong> and choose <strong>About This Mac<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2022\/09\/apple-silicon-sonoma-about-this-mac.png\" alt=\"Apple silicon Sonoma About This Mac\" class=\"wp-image-1780100\" width=\"210\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2022\/09\/apple-silicon-sonoma-about-this-mac.png 280w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2022\/09\/apple-silicon-sonoma-about-this-mac-168x300.png 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>About This Mac on a Mac with Apple silicon on macOS Sonoma<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The window will indicated which Apple silicon chip you have, how much memory, and the version of macOS you are running. To reveal further specifications, on<strong> macOS 13 Ventura <\/strong>and<strong> macOS Sonoma<\/strong>, access&nbsp;<strong>System Report<\/strong>&nbsp;by going to&nbsp;<strong>System Settings &gt; General &gt; About<\/strong>. Scroll all the way down and click on&nbsp;<strong>System Report\u2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will open the&nbsp;<strong>System Information<\/strong>&nbsp;app. Select <strong>Hardware<\/strong> in the pane on the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2022\/09\/apple-silicon-sonoma-system-report.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"907\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2022\/09\/apple-silicon-sonoma-system-report.png\" alt=\"Apple silicon Sonoma system report\" class=\"wp-image-1780101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2022\/09\/apple-silicon-sonoma-system-report.png 907w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2022\/09\/apple-silicon-sonoma-system-report-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2022\/09\/apple-silicon-sonoma-system-report-768x375.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Detailed hardware specifications in System Information on a Mac with Apple silicon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Hardware Overview<\/strong> will show you the version number of your Mac, the specific number of performance and efficiency cores in your Apple silicon chip, and other information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>If you have an Intel-based Mac<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Click the <strong>Apple icon<\/strong> and choose <strong>About This Mac<\/strong>.<\/li><li>The Overview tab will provide the operating system version, processor, and memory information.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-gifffer=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/About-This-Mac-Computer-System-Specifications.gif\" alt=\"About-This-Mac-Computer-System-Specifications\" class=\"wp-image-1743901\"><figcaption>Finding system specs on an Apple computer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"nt\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[34222,119706,35186,34735,53762,36525],"storecat":[],"itemids":[],"manufacturers":[33184,33773],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the How do I find my computer&#039;s specs? page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-do-i-find-my-computers-specs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How do I find my computer&#039;s specs? - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whether you&#8217;re running a PC or Mac, comparing your computer&#8217;s specs is a great first step before installing new software or performing updates &amp; upgrades. 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