How do I find the CPU and RAM usage using PowerShell?

Question

I am trying to get PowerShell to give me the RAM and CPU usage, but I can't figure out what WMI class to use. My computer has two processors, so it would be useful to have the information for both of them.

Answer 1

You can also use the Get-Counter cmdlet (PowerShell 2.0):

Get-Counter 'MemoryAvailable MBytes'
Get-Counter 'Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time'

To get a list of memory counters:

Get-Counter -ListSet *memory* | Select-Object -ExpandProperty  Counter