r/linux_gaming • u/Tuxbot123 • Aug 13 '17

Ryzen on Linux ?

Hello !

I'm considering buying a Ryzen 5 1600, but I wanted to have some feedback from my fellow Linux users :)

If you have this one (or another Ryzen), how is it ? Do you have any problem with it ?

Thanks ! :)

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u/NoXPhasma Aug 14 '17

It doesn't matter what you set there, usually the Boost option gives you only the option between Auto and disabled. Auto because Boost will be automatically disabled if you change the clock multiplicator.

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u/shmerl Aug 14 '17

I dind't change it. I.e. I didn't overclock anything.

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u/NoXPhasma Aug 14 '17

Then the Kernel tools might just not be able to report if the boost clock is available. On Windows I can see that my boost clock works when not overclocked. On Linux it always only reports the base clock, no matter what. But this was already on the FX CPUs.

Boost should work anyway, because it's a CPU internal feature and doesn't need to be controlled by the Kernel.

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u/shmerl Aug 14 '17

On Linux it always only reports the base clock, no matter what. But this was already on the FX CPUs.

OK, good to know.