Is a 40-Second Boot Time Normal for a New AM5 Gaming PC?

This is often caused by DDR5 memory training, especially on newer AMD AM5 systems. The motherboard may spend 20–30 seconds checking and retraining the RAM before displaying the logo, so 40 seconds isn’t necessarily a sign that anything is wrong. In the BIOS, look for Memory Context Restore and enable it; that can let the board reuse previously validated memory settings instead of training on every boot. A BIOS update may also improve memory-training behavior.

A 40-second power-on-to-login time is a little slow for this hardware, but it’s still within the range seen on some new DDR5 systems and doesn’t automatically indicate a problem. Give the system a few days of normal use, but if the delay remains consistent, update the BIOS and check the memory-training settings first.

Make sure Windows Fast Startup is enabled, and review the Startup Apps section in Task Manager to disable anything unnecessary. However, those settings mainly affect the Windows portion of startup. Since you’re seeing a long black screen before the motherboard logo, the main delay is more likely happening during POST, before Windows begins loading.

Check the motherboard’s BIOS time in Task Manager after Windows loads. If most of the delay happens before the Windows logo, it’s probably firmware or memory training rather than startup apps. Updating the BIOS and checking settings related to memory training, such as Memory Context Restore or retraining behavior, may reduce the delay. Be aware that some systems may retrain again after hardware changes or unstable memory settings.