According to one embodiment, a memory system manages a plurality of first weights that correspond to the plurality of queues, and a plurality of second weights that correspond to the plurality of queues. The memory system selects a queue of a largest or smallest second weight, of the plurality of queues, as a queue of a highest priority, and starts execution of a command stored in the selected queue. The memory system updates the second weight corresponding to the selected queue by subtracting the first weight corresponding to the selected queue from the second weight corresponding to the selected queue or by adding the first weight corresponding to the selected queue to the second weight corresponding to the selected queue.