24GB Memory Windows 7 PRO 64, Usage 60%

I have 24GB Memory installed on my computer , yet my memory usage is 55-60% yet when i check the memory usage in the performance it does not add up to 60% of my memory being used, this is causing me performance issue.

Can anyone give me some clarity why a 24GB system is using so much memory?

My system I7 980, 24GB DDR3 RAM , SSD 500GB, ATI R9 270x

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AddRAM said:

Could you post this shot please.

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AddRAM said:

What are you doing that`s causing the cpu go to 32%

Could you also post a shot of resource monitor showing the memory tab.

You seem to be running VMware, any virtual OS running while you took that screenshot? I know VirtualBox doesn't show how much a Virtual OS eats (only shows its own process which is 300-400MB), so maybe VMware behaves the same? Unfortunately, you deleted the process names from your first screenshot (which 1.9GB maybe that).

Try a clean startup and see if memory will jump high Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup

I stopped Vmware running 1 vm machine, now memory running at 22% , never thought vmware would eat so much resources..

I feel my system is limited, will upgrading to 64GB ram resolve the issue?

GokAy said:

You seem to be running VMware, any virtual OS running while you took that screenshot? I know VirtualBox doesn't show how much a Virtual OS eats (only shows its own process which is 300-400MB), so maybe VMware behaves the same? Unfortunately, you deleted the process names from your first screenshot (which 1.9GB maybe that).

Try a clean startup and see if memory will jump high Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup