System runs smoothly at high RAM usage, only a few apps visible, but there might be a memory issue.
System runs smoothly at high RAM usage, only a few apps visible, but there might be a memory issue.
If a memory leak is the issue, you’ll typically notice one program consuming more memory. Its usage rises until your system’s RAM hits full capacity, then it starts swapping and eventually crashes. The GPU graph suggests your integrated graphics are set to reserve 512MB for VRAM and may use up to another 8GB. Verify whether games are utilizing the integrated GPU instead of a dedicated one (like RX 7600S). This could account for roughly 9GB extra memory consumption.
I didn't have a game open when I took the screenshot. I normally have not had an issue with games until today. The laptop was already acting weird and very slow before I started the game. Which also usually does not happen. But the memory is always above 50% in Task Manager every time I check it. Isn't this very high? I have the laptop's settings set to switch to the dedicated GPU while plugged in, and I always plug the laptop in while gaming. The 76% memory usage in the last screenshot when there's only 2.6 gigs being used by Firefox and a few hundred MB by everything else is worrying. I see I had the GPU page open on the TM screenshot so here's one with the memory page showing. As you can see, 88% memory use with only basic programs open. That's not normal, right?
TaskManager is often reported to be unreliable. If you notice memory problems, it might be related to Firefox. Try using Chrome or Vivaldi instead. Your other screenshots suggest Firefox is consuming most of your RAM, which isn’t unusual for modern Windows systems. This isn’t necessarily a bad program—it can be normal. I’m not saying there’s no problem, but what you’ve mentioned is what many people expect today. What’s your experience with the system? Do you find it problematic or just don’t like how TaskManager behaves?
The scrollbar in the initial screenshot of Task Manager appears quite limited, which might explain why it seems to be that size. Adding up what’s currently visible shows a total of 3,237.8 MB. Even if each program only consumes 10 MB, a large number of them would quickly reach this amount.
It's worth noting that 1000 MB represents the biggest single factor, yet the overall memory consumption comes from a combined total of 41%, spread across multiple applications rather than just one dominant program.
basically, though I don’t think Tskmngr gives you the full picture, I haven’t included all the features—probably not even the many ones—just that the screenshot seems typical. Firefox also tends to use up a lot of memory.
Browsers that rely heavily on memory caching to improve performance are entirely typical. This doesn’t mean there’s a memory leak. Indeed, some tasks aren’t tracked by the task manager, like memory consumption at the driver level. However, the memory figures it provides for applications should generally be reliable. Focusing only on the program with the highest usage isn’t sufficient—reporting reflects the combined memory of all programs.
now its at 38%, i didn't do anything! what do we do? (hint: there's no issue) yeah, maybe huh as i said above it seems pointless to add them all up lol... i *know* there's no issue. OPs screenshot looks just exactly like they always look when people complain about to much ram usage, i honestly doubt there's any issue whatsoever. ps: 77 processes,97 windows processes, you could almost extrapolate the total amount, most indeed use like 1-3 mb (still, its taskmanager...) ps2: this also doesn't show you cached, none paged etc... which would also needed to be added. and i seriously doubt windows shows u everything, wouldn't surprise me if it doesn't show stuff like shadow copy, hibernation, etc, those would use ram too, no? what about standby, eh?