Ryzen 3200G paired with ASRock Phantom Gaming 4
Ryzen 3200G paired with ASRock Phantom Gaming 4
You're experiencing issues where integrated graphics is consuming nearly 8GB of RAM, even though your GPU is installed and functioning. Both BIOS and OS report a total of 16GB, but only 7.42GB is usable. You've adjusted the UMA buffer size in BIOS to 512MB but it still shows 7.42GB available. An update didn't resolve the problem, and setting the XMP profile isn't working either. You have two RAM sticks in dual-channel, with one cooler stuck to the motherboard. After removing the cooler, the CPU was difficult to extract, and dropping it caused damage. The system seems operational now but there might still be a hardware issue affecting performance.
Adjust RAM slots with a gap in between. For dual channels, fill the farthest slot from the CPU, leave one empty, then add another. The UMA buffer size mainly affects compatibility—it sets aside 512 MB for the graphics card, but the drivers also use some RAM to boost performance. You don’t need to pick a fixed amount like 128 MB or 256 MB; it really doesn’t matter since the driver can utilize 2–4 GB if needed. Both the UMA buffer and the available RAM speed are similar. Use the tool dxdiag (press start, then run dxdiag or type “dxdiag” in search) to check your GPU’s memory limits. For instance, my RX570 has 4 GB of VRAM and can handle up to 8165 MB of regular RAM. When playing a 4K game at high settings, the game might demand more than 4 GB for textures, causing it to constantly swap data between GPU and RAM, which slows down performance. The game won’t crash but will feel like it has more memory available.
the dual channel is set up properly, with the 2nd and 4th slots connected from the CPU. dxdiag confirms graphics shared memory at 3798MB, which is typical for a 16GB system. this amount is normal even if total usable space is listed as 7.42GB. running multiple apps shouldn't cause issues since the available RAM remains sufficient. upgrading to a 5600x with no integrated graphics won't create this problem. regarding the motherboard CPU socket, it's possible it could be damaged—your experience of the CPU being forcefully removed suggests potential issues.
It's unusual to display just 7.42 GB available. The number appears to be 7.42 because the video card reserves 512 MB, leaving a total of 7680 MB. Some settings limit it to 8 GB or 8192 MB, which reduces the available space to around 7420 MB. It should show 16 GB with about 15.3 GB free.
You need to adjust the settings so the system recognizes the 15.3 usable value correctly. Try changing the integrated graphics controler option and ensure it saves properly. If you set a buffer size of 512, verify the display configuration matches the expected usage numbers.