diff --git a/cmd/test/memory/memory.go b/cmd/test/memory/memory.go
index 0fbf216fc..823cade14 100644
--- a/cmd/test/memory/memory.go
+++ b/cmd/test/memory/memory.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var commandDefinition = &cobra.Command{
 		fsrc := cmd.NewFsSrc(args)
 		cmd.Run(false, false, command, func() error {
 			ctx := context.Background()
+			ci := fs.GetConfig(context.Background())
 			objects, _, err := operations.Count(ctx, fsrc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -43,9 +44,52 @@ var commandDefinition = &cobra.Command{
 			}
 			runtime.GC()
 			runtime.ReadMemStats(&after)
-			usedMemory := after.Alloc - before.Alloc
-			fs.Logf(nil, "%d objects took %d bytes, %.1f bytes/object", len(objs), usedMemory, float64(usedMemory)/float64(len(objs)))
-			fs.Logf(nil, "System memory changed from %d to %d bytes a change of %d bytes", before.Sys, after.Sys, after.Sys-before.Sys)
+			var allocChange int64
+			if after.Alloc >= before.Alloc {
+				allocChange = int64(after.Alloc - before.Alloc)
+			} else {
+				allocChange = -int64(before.Alloc - after.Alloc)
+			}
+			var sysChange int64
+			if after.Sys >= before.Sys {
+				sysChange = int64(after.Sys - before.Sys)
+			} else {
+				sysChange = -int64(before.Sys - after.Sys)
+			}
+			if ci.HumanReadable {
+				objString := fs.CountSuffix(int64(len(objs)))
+				var usedString string
+				if after.Alloc >= before.Alloc {
+					usedString = fs.SizeSuffix(int64(after.Alloc - before.Alloc)).ByteUnit()
+				} else {
+					usedString = "-" + fs.SizeSuffix(int64(before.Alloc-after.Alloc)).ByteUnit()
+				}
+				avgString := fs.SizeSuffix(allocChange / int64(len(objs))).ByteUnit()
+				fs.Logf(nil, "%s objects took %s, %s/object", objString, usedString, avgString)
+
+				var sysBeforeString string
+				if before.Sys <= fs.SizeSuffixMaxValue {
+					sysBeforeString = fs.SizeSuffix(int64(before.Sys)).String()
+				} else {
+					sysBeforeString = ">" + fs.SizeSuffixMax.String()
+				}
+				var sysAfterString string
+				if after.Sys <= fs.SizeSuffixMaxValue {
+					sysAfterString = fs.SizeSuffix(int64(after.Sys)).ByteUnit()
+				} else {
+					sysAfterString = ">" + fs.SizeSuffixMax.ByteUnit()
+				}
+				var sysUsedString string
+				if after.Sys >= before.Sys {
+					sysUsedString = fs.SizeSuffix(int64(after.Sys - before.Sys)).ByteUnit()
+				} else {
+					sysUsedString = "-" + fs.SizeSuffix(int64(before.Sys-after.Sys)).ByteUnit()
+				}
+				fs.Logf(nil, "System memory changed from %s to %s a change of %s", sysBeforeString, sysAfterString, sysUsedString)
+			} else {
+				fs.Logf(nil, "%d objects took %d bytes, %.1f bytes/object", len(objs), allocChange, float64(allocChange)/float64(len(objs)))
+				fs.Logf(nil, "System memory changed from %d to %d bytes a change of %d bytes", before.Sys, after.Sys, sysChange)
+			}
 			return nil
 		})
 	},