Intel has dominated the PC processor market for many years. Over the past year, the ratio has been rapidly changing in favor of AMD, as evidenced by new statistics.
According to Mercury Research, the desktop processor market is rapidly transforming: in the third quarter of 2024, AMD’s share of desktop chips amounted to 28.7% by number and 27.3% by revenue. Compared to the previous quarter, the number of processors increased by 5.7%. Compared to the same period last year, the increase is a dramatic 9.5%.
The annual growth of almost 10% was driven by popularity of processors AMD Ryzen 7000 and 9000. At the same time 13th and 14th generation Intel processors had problems with stability, and the new generation started extremely poorly and soon will receive patches to improve performance. Interestingly, Intel attributes the decline in its share to inventory adjustments rather than competitive pressure.
AMD also claims 22.3% of the laptop processor market and 24.2% in the server segment. The quarterly revenue of AMD’s data center division amounted to $3.549 billion, which is a new record for the company and exceeds Intel’s current share. Just 10 years ago, AMD was not even a significant presence in the data center. Thanks to strong sales of EPYC processors for cloud providers, as well as Instinct MI300X for artificial intelligence, AMD has made a significant profit.
Despite changes and setbacks, Intel continues to dominate client computing with 76.1% of the PC market. OEM partners such as Dell, HP, Lenovo, and others rely heavily on Intel to select processors to supply to large customers such as educational institutions, government agencies, and more.
Sources: Tom’s Hardware, TechPowerUp
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