AMD’s Desktop CPU Market Share Increases by Nearly 10% in One Year

AMD’s desktop CPU market share has experienced a significant jump of nearly 10 percentage points within the past year, according to a recent report by an analyst. This rise follows the successful launch of AMD’s latest desktop gaming CPU series.

Mercury Research, a firm that monitors the market shares of various PC CPU manufacturers including AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm, has highlighted extensive gains for AMD in almost all segments of the CPU market. A specific portion of this report focusing on AMD was shared with journalists by AMD itself but has also been validated by Mercury Research.

Typically, any increases in AMD's market share generally correspond to declines in Intel's share, primarily due to the minimal market presence of Qualcomm's Snapdragon X CPUs.

Looking at the specifics, AMD reported a year-over-year increase of 9.6 percentage points in its desktop market share, reaching a total of 28.7 percent. In the mobile CPU segment, AMD has claimed a market share of 22.3 percent, which signifies an increase of 2.8 percentage points. Historically, Intel has maintained a dominant position in the market with around 80 percent, leaving AMD with about 20 percent. However, currently, AMD has managed to secure 23.9 percent of all client processors sold.

Within the desktop category, AMD is witnessing strong momentum with its Ryzen 7000X, 8000G, and 9000X processors. This is notable even after facing mediocre reviews for the 9000X series and the challenges posed by performance-impacting updates from Windows. The sales figures reported by Mercury cover the last year, indicating a promising future for AMD as the company recently introduced its Ryzen 9000X3D chips. The general consensus from reviews of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is overwhelmingly positive, claiming it “obliterates” Intel's top-performing offerings.

While AMD celebrates its successes, Intel is currently facing hurdles, including significant layoffs and financial losses in recent earnings reports. Analysts are scrutinizing Intel's plans for its foundries as complaints arise regarding a lack of financial support from the CHIPS Act intended for building new semiconductor facilities in the United States. Furthermore, there have been threats to modify the CHIPS Act under potential changes in administration.

It is essential to note that revenue values mentioned in Mercury’s report have been calculated by AMD itself. According to AMD, their share of total revenue for server CPUs hit a record high of 33.9 percent. However, this report does not account for the semicustom processors AMD distributes to gaming consoles or those utilized in Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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