my PC has 3 GB of RAM, no page file

and according to this cute picture

 

http://oi67.tinypic.com/28a3ofr.jpg

 

I have exceeded that amount

and I didn't

 

the graph shows 2.33 GB in use, or 77%

yet the columns in Processes shows I'm over the limit of my available memory

 

so if all those columns for memory, which one should I leave/watch ?

yet the columns in Processes shows I'm over the limit of my available memory

Do they?

Where/How?

 

jaclaz

just Opera process went over 3.2 GB

if i only look Commit Size and Working Set 1.594 + 1.678

not counting other process-es

 

yet the green meter shows only 2.33 GB in use

so ... which column in Process tab should I look then for accurate result ???

Edited December 14, 201510 yr by vinifera

"Working S...." Tab shows ~1557 MB memory usage for opera.exe

if i only look Commit Size and Working Set 1.594 + 1.678

Well, what makes you think that you can arbitrarily ADD the contents of any two columns?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/what-task-manager-memory-columns-mean#1TC=windows-7

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff382715.aspx

jaclaz

see this is what confuses me

Commit Size refers to RAM + virtual memory

yet I don't use virtual memory, unless kernel storages "somewhere" like 300 MB

Resource Monitor => Memory is better for understanding this stuff:

 

 

Private = amount of physical memory in use by the process that can not be used by other processes.

 

Shareable = amount of physical memory in use by the process that can be shared with other processes.

 

Working set = Private + Shareable.

 

Commit size = Think of it as 'potential pagefile usage' (if there was such one present).

 

 

The best indicator of the practical impact a single process has on memory is private.

 

 

 

 

Haynes Hint - Hover mouse on things and they will self-explain   :

 

Edited December 14, 201510 yr by TELVM

think working set is "best"

as it shows "overall" use, private only shows memory that wasn't reserved, working set shows both

 

nevertheless i got my answers, and thank you guys

My pleasure