{"id":381574,"date":"2021-01-06T09:42:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T07:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=381574"},"modified":"2021-01-06T09:45:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T07:45:27","slug":"amd-overtakes-intel-in-desktop-cpu-market-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/381574-amd-overtakes-intel-in-desktop-cpu-market-share.html","title":{"rendered":"AMD overtakes Intel in desktop CPU market share"},"content":{"rendered":"

PassMark PerformanceTest data<\/strong><\/a> shows that AMD now has higher market share than Intel in the desktop CPU market.<\/p>\n

According to data collected from users who did performance tests through PassMark’s dedicated software, AMD has 50.8% market share compared to 49.2% for Intel.<\/p>\n

The last time AMD had been ahead of Intel in terms of market share in Q1 2006, where it reached 53.9% market share.<\/p>\n

Since then, Intel dominated the market, reaching a high of nearly 80% in 2016.<\/p>\n

AMD’s resurgence began in 2017, when it launched its Ryzen series processors, and has been climbing towards parity with Intel ever since.<\/p>\n

The recently-launched 5000-series Ryzen processors have continued AMD’s rise and resulted in the company finally surpassing Intel.<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to track how Intel and AMD’s market shares changes in the coming months, particularly given Intel’s struggles with moving its processors to 7nm architecture.<\/p>\n

Intel still winning overall<\/h3>\n

While AMD now leads in the desktop CPU market, Intel still holds the lead in the overall processor market.<\/p>\n

Intel boasts 83% of laptop CPU market share as of Q1 2021, as well as a dominant 98.9% in the server industry.<\/p>\n

This results in an overall CPU market share of 61.7% for Intel – although AMD’s desktop surge has slashed this from 76.8% in Q1 2019.<\/p>\n

How the numbers are determined<\/h3>\n

PassMark explains that its data is derived from the baselines submitted to it during the periods it outlines in its data.<\/p>\n

Quarters are defined according to calendar year rather than the financial year – meaning that Q1 starts on 1 January 2020.<\/p>\n

The data only includes x86 processors, as well as those installed into PCs – meaning no other architectures or devices (like gaming consoles) are included in this information.<\/p>\n

It is also only reflective of Windows devices and therefore does not account for Apple’s computers, as well as those running Linux.<\/p>\n

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Now read: New AMD mid-range graphics cards coming soon \u2013 Report<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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