Hi.

Can anyone please help answer the following questions :-

(1) Will Debian Buster work okay with Intel 9th generation CPUs ?

(2) Will Debian Buster work okay with AMD Ryzen 3 CPUs ?

(3) Will Debian Buster work okay with AMD Ryzen 5 CPUs ?

Thanks.

Why don't you take a look at their site and read their documentation? https://www.debian.org

I can't speak to Ryzen CPUs as I have heard some people have no issues and others have nothing BUT issues. Intel CPUs have worked for me since I switched away from AMD during the K5 era and I have not looked back.

1. Yes, might work on the stock kernel, definitely will work with the backports kernel.
2. Depends which generation, but with backports kernel, yes.
3. Depends which generation, but with backports kernel, yes.

I have a 3700x and 2500u pro running Debian. I also have run Debian in the past on my 3500u.

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The part of the Linux distribution responsible for dealing with hardware is the kernel. If you have a hardware compatibility issue then the problem lies in the kernel. You may need to upgrade your kernel or use backports kernel: buster-backports as Timothy_Miller has said.
Ryzen on Linux
https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu...ian-10-stable/
https://wiki.debian.org/HowToUpgradeKernel
Good luck.

Not sure OP is having issues; it appears they may be just looking for a suitable distro but that is a guess on my part.

Thanks for all the replies. I do not know the inner workings of Debian, so I wish to stick with the standard stable release of Debian Buster.

Will the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and the AMD Ryzen 5 2600E work okay with the stable release of Buster without any real problems ?

My aim is to have a desktop built with the stable release of Buster as the operating system.

Any Ryzen I'd use the backports kernel. While it WORKS with the 4.19 kernel, the backports kernel has a LOT of improvements in it for Ryzen.

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I have now decided to install a third generation Ryzen CPU.

I intend to install the latest stable Buster 4.19 kernel and then install the latest
Buster back port kernel (5.5 or 5.6).

I would then see which kernel works best with the third generation CPU.
I understand that I can choose which kernel to boot by using the Advanced Options
in the Grub boot loader. I am concerned that a back port kernel may introduce an instability
of some kind to the system.

The desktop will be used for office work not for gaming.

I have to decide which CPU and motherboard would be best for me.

I am thinking of the Ryzen 3 3300X or the Ryzen 5 3600 and the MSI B450-A PRO or the
MSI B450 TOMAHAWK.

debianlearner,

It is generally inadvisable to be an early adopter of new hardware when using Linux since it takes time for the kernel to be updated.
Therefore, out of your two selections, I would recommend you to choose the Ryzen 5 3600 and not the very recent 3 3300X.

I have just built a Linux PC using a Ryzen 5 3400G and MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX motherboard:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-B450-TO.../dp/B07VB2BG3X

I cannot praise this motherboard enough. For the quality, features and price there is nothing to touch it. Just read the customer feedback.
That is why it is currently out of stock at many outlets because of the great demand.
The MSI B450-A PRO MAX is virtually the same board.

You can compare the features of the 2 boards here:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/compa...EG_1507113-REG

Do be wary of the Realtek 8111H Gigabit LAN controller which is not Linux-friendly. This is easily cured with an Intel EXPI9301CTBLK PRO1000 Network Card CT PCIex:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...FNKJFJTRDRH2EZ

I understand that you will be using Debian Buster, but you may wish to consider installing Ubuntu 20.04 initially just as a temporary measure to check that everything works okay. Just a thought.

Any other distro with a recent kernel, such as Manjaro, will do instead.

If you are using this PC for office work and not gaming, why incur the extra cost (plus electricity cost, additional heat and possible noise) of a separate graphics card? Both of your initial CPU selections require a separate graphics card.

Surely a Ryzen 5 3400G with onboard Radeon RX Vega 11 graphics would be perfect for your requirements?

My LQ blog is here:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...og.php?b=38257

I wish you luck with your Ryzen build.

The 3600 is an awesome chip if you don't mind spending the extra $$ over the 3300x. Every review of the 3300x definitely makes it sound like a pretty decent chip, though. The big thing (if you're not planning on overclocking) is does the 2 extra cores of the 3600 give your work flow a better advantage than the much faster frequency of the 3300x? If you're doing lightly threaded work mostly, you may benefit from the 3300x more. I admit I kinda would like to get a 3300x myself to play with.

I have just seen this article :-

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa...-distros&num=1

This shows Debian 10.0 working okay with a Ryzen 9 3900X CPU.

I am puzzled as I thought that Debian 10 has problems with third generation Ryzen CPUs.

Any help on this ?

debianlearner,

All current Ryzen CPUs should play well with Linux. The very recent ones like the 3 3300X may need time for the Linux kernel to catch up.

With Debian you will need to enable the non-free repository and install amdgpu drivers:
https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-insta...bian-10-buster