My P5B seems very slow to perform the POST, before continuing to boot up the system. I'd estimate there are between 5 and 6 seconds of time pass, between turning the system on and the beep. Is this normal?

The fans etc. turn on immediately, and the system is otherwise fine, it's just the amount of time it takes to POST that has me concerned.

I've been out of the loop a while, it's been 3 years since I last built a machine, so this may be normal by today's standards. I was just expecting it to be a couple of seconds, rather then 5-6.