AMD Sees Significant Increase in Desktop CPU Market Share

AMD has experienced a remarkable increase in its desktop CPU market share, rising by almost 10 percentage points over the past year. This achievement is largely attributed to the successful launch of AMD’s latest desktop gaming CPU.

According to Mercury Research, which monitors the market shares of PC CPUs from AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm, there have been significant gains across various CPU market segments. Specific information regarding AMD was shared with journalists by AMD, a detail that Mercury has confirmed.

In general, as Qualcomm's share of desktop CPUs is relatively small, any market share gains made by AMD typically equate to a decrease in Intel's market presence. AMD's desktop market share has risen to 28.7%, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 9.6 percentage points. In the mobile CPU sector, AMD's share stands at 22.3%, up by 2.8 percentage points.

Historically, Intel has dominated the market, generally holding around 80% of CPU sales, while AMD usually captures about 20%. This trend remains mostly true in the overall client processor market, where AMD accounted for 23.9% of total CPU sales during the observed period.

There is strong evidence demonstrating that AMD’s existing lines of CPUs, including the Ryzen 7000X, 8000G, and 9000X models, are gaining traction in the desktop segment. This momentum continues despite some mixed reviews regarding the 9000X chips and challenges following recent performance-altering Windows updates. Mercury's data reflects sales over the last year, and with AMD's recent launch of the Ryzen 9000X3D chips, the outlook remains promising. Many reviews, including one for the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, have confidently asserted that it outperforms Intel's best offerings.

Meanwhile, Intel is currently facing its own difficulties, including layoffs and significant financial losses in its latest earnings report. Analysts have started to closely examine Intel's foundry strategy, especially given concerns about not receiving any funds from the CHIPS Act aimed at developing new manufacturing facilities in the United States. Notably, the incoming President has expressed intention to revise the CHIPS Act as needed.

A part of Mercury’s report indicates that AMD has reached a historic high in server revenue share, claiming a 33.9% share, although this data is provided by AMD and not directly from Mercury. This report also excludes the semi-custom chips AMD supplies to game consoles and those used for Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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