How to Check PC Specs with Windows 10 System Information, PowerShell, and More

The most user friendly (though not the most verbose) way to check your specs is via the About your PC interface.

1. Open system settings

   
   Press “Windows”, then type “About your PC”. Click the top result.
   
   

2. Note down your computer specs

   
   Your PC hardware info can be found under the “Device specifications” heading, while your Windows install details are under “Windows specifications”.
   
   

Another easy way to check your specs is via the Windows 10 System Information tool, which offers a little more detail, but still keeps it relatively simple.

1. Open Windows 10 System Information

   
   Press the “Start” button, then type “System Information”. Click the top result.
   
   

2. Check PC specs via the system summary

   
   In the default “System summary” view, you’ll see an overview of your PC stats, including hardware info such as installed RAM, processor, OS name and version, and motherboard.
   
   

3. View your GPU specs

   
   You’ll notice that your graphics hardware info doesn’t show in the system summary screen. For that, you need to maximize the “Components” heading, then click on “Display”. You’ll see your graphics card information in the main pane. You also find more information about your GPU via our dedicated GPU check guide.
   
   

Though it’s a bit more unconventional, you can also use Device Manager as a spec checker.

1. Open Device Manager

   
   Press “Windows + X”, then click “Device Manager”.
   
   

2. View your system spec

   
   You can view all of the hardware attached to your system in device manager by expanding the headings. As long as they have the correct drivers, you’ll see the correct name for your microphone, speakers, displays, drives, CPU, sound cards, and more. Your CPU clock speeds will also be displayed, but your RAM speed won’t. For that, follow our guide.
   
   

If you don’t have access to your system GUI, for example if you’re repairing your PC with installation media, you can use PowerShell to find your specs.

1. Open PowerShell

   
   Press “Windows +X” and click “Windows PowerShell (Administrator)”.
   
   

2. Enter the PowerShell system info command

   
   Type Get-ComputerInfo and press “Enter”. It will return all of your system specifications, from the Windows version to Bios data.
   
   

3. How to check CPU specs with the the PowerShell system info command

   
   Alternatively, you can query a specific piece of system information, such as your processor details or bios info, by adding the -Property attribute followed by the hardware information you need, in quotes and asterisks. For example:
   
   Get-ComputerInfo -Property "*processor*"
   
   

If you don’t have access to or aren’t familiar with PowerShell, you can also use a system info cmd command to return similar information.

1. Open Command Prompt

   
   Press “Windows”, then type “cmd”. Click “Run as administrator” to open it.
   
   

2. Enter the system info cmd command

   
   In CMD type systeminfo and press enter. It will return a full list of your hardware info, much the same as the system information app.
   
   

While Microsoft’s in-built tools do a serviceable job, third-party applications can give more detailed readouts in an easily shareable readout. One popular solution in that regard is Belarc Advisor, which is free for personal home use. After running it, you can follow the instructions below to see your full PC info.

1. Check for new security definitions

   
   One major benefit to Belarc is that it will automatically check your PC to see if you have any missing security definitions that could affect the safety of your device. On first start, it’ll ask if you’d like to check for these definitions. Tick “Remember this choice and don’t ask me again”, then press “Yes”.
   
   

2. Wait for the local network check

   
   Belarc will scan the local network for relevant information. It’s up to you if you want to skip the step or wait for it to complete, but it shouldn’t take long at all.
   
   

3. Check your system information report

   
   Belarc Advisor will open its report in your default browser after saving a .html file to your install folder. The readout will include information like your OS build and localization; processor model, memory caches, and cores; available space on each drive; and RAM information and even the Windows 10 product key and other serial numbers of installed third party software.
   
   

4. Check GPU specs, users, and internet adaptors

   
   Scrolling down will net you further information, including the local user accounts and their last login date, printers and their port, GPU/display adaptors, webcams, virus protection and definition version, and network adaptors. Some of this information can be a pain to get to with default windows tools, so it may we worth uploading the .html file or some screenshots to the cloud for safekeeping.
   
   

While some third-party programs have Microsoft beat in the information provided, others do so while being more user-friendly and readable. Speccy provides much of the same information as Belarc Advisor, but displays it in an icon-based user-friendly readout.

1. View your Windows configuration and specs with Speccy

   
   After installation, Speccy will open to a summary of your PC which includes the operating system; processor model and clock speed; RAM; motherboard model; graphics card and monitor models; storage devices; audio devices; and more. Handily, it also displays the temperature of each device next to its name.
   
   

2. Check your detailed system info

   
   Move down the column on the left-hand side for more detailed PC info. The graphics section, for example, shows model, resolution, device ID, current clock, and driver version.