{"id":161,"date":"2018-08-22T14:15:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T18:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=161"},"modified":"2018-08-22T14:21:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T18:21:19","slug":"a-reader-asks-which-uses-more-ram-windows-10-or-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/22\/a-reader-asks-which-uses-more-ram-windows-10-or-7\/","title":{"rendered":"A reader asks: Which uses more RAM, Windows 10 or 7?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q.<\/span><\/strong> Which uses more ram, Windows 10 or 7? (Question sent via\u00a0Quora<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

A:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Win7 requires:<\/strong>
\n1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
\n(source:\u00a0https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en…<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Win10 requires:<\/strong>
\nNew device: 2 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 64-bit
\nUpdate: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
\n(source:\u00a0Windows 10 Specifications & System Requirements<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

In terms of what they\u00a0use<\/span><\/u><\/em>\u00a0(as opposed to\u00a0require<\/span><\/u><\/em>), Win10 has the best memory optimization of any Windows to date. (With few exceptions \u2014 such as Vista \u2014 each Windows version has become better at memory management than the previous.)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Win10 will generally make the most of however much RAM you can feed it, given that you at least meet the minimums, as stated above.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Q. Which uses more ram, Windows 10 or 7? 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