Windows 10: Why is my system using 10GB+ of Memory???

I have 32GB DDR4-3200 memory, and for quite some time, my system has been using over 10GB of it, even when I'm doing nothing. When I check all the processes running, and add up their memory usage, I only see it showing around 1.25GB total in use by processes, so what is using up the other 9GB+? The only thing I can think of that would possibly cause this is a memory leak, but nothing shows any signs of using the other 9GB+, so I'm not sure what's going on...


Specs:

Motherboard: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 WIFI ax
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 4000MHz w/ Wraith Prism cooler
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V 32GB 2x16GB DDR4-3200 [16-18-18-38 CR1]
GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 11GB GDDR5X
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Titanium Fata1ity Professional 64MB X-RAM
Storage: 2 Seagate IronWolf Pro 2TB, Seagate IronWolf Pro 6TB
Optical: Plextor PX-891SAW DVD+/-RW
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower ST TPST-1000AH3NE 1000W
Chassis: Thermaltake Core X71
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional x64 Build 1909

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System Reserved Memory issue

Hi Rowan,

The reduction in available system memory depends on the configuration of the following:

• The devices that are installed in the computer and the memory that is reserved by those devices
• The ability of the motherboard to handle memory
• The system BIOS version and settings
• The version of Windows 10 that is installed
• Other system settings

As an initial troubleshooting step, I suggest that you check your system for memory problems.

Here's how:

• Type mdsched.exe in the search bar and select the best match.
• When prompted by the User Account Control, enter an admin user name and password, and click
  Yes.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to run it.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Memory issues

Thank you for updating us. We suggest that you run the Memory Diagnostics Tool, this is to check your system for memory problems. Follow the steps below:

• Open Control Panel and type memory in the search bar.
• Click on Diagnose computer memory problems to open it.
• If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  

Let us know the status of the issue.

 

Overclocking / Undervolting guide for Vega 56 or 64?

Here's a quick laundry list:

List of software to use for overclocking and testing
Examples:
Wattman (and how to find and use it, like an overview, including profiles)
Unigine Valley or Heaven (use this for quick testing while changing settings in Wattman and checking for stability / artifacts) ...just suggesting this
How to monitor cores / mem speeds and temps during testing (I've seen screen overlays, and others using GPUz)

Step-by step overclocking in Wattman
Fan speeds
Power limit
Temp limit
Voltages
Core speeds
Memory speeds