Intel’s CPU market share hits 31-year low in ‘ugliest segment’
Intel has recently witnessed a decline in its PC and server CPU market share, dropping below seventy percent for the first time in thirty-one years. This downturn coincides with AMD achieving a historic high of thirty-point-seven percent, largely driven by increased shipments of gaming console chips. Moreover, the desktop CPU sector is grappling with a noteworthy drop in shipments, further…
Intel's dominance in the x86 CPU market for PCs and servers has hit a 31-year low, according to a report by Mercury Research. The company's share of the market fell under 70 percent for the first time since 1995, marking a significant decline. Despite this, Mercury Research noted that Intel's data center business, driven by AI spending, has experienced historic growth.
However, this growth has not been enough to offset the decline in the CPU market. Dean McCarron, president of Mercury Research, confirmed to CRN that Intel's 31-year low is a cause for concern. The company's overall x86 CPU market share fell 6.5 points year over year, and sequential decline of under 1 point brought Intel's share to 69.3 percent, while AMD's position grew to 30.7 percent, a record high for the rival.
Market share figures for various sub-segments, such as desktop and laptop CPUs, also reflect this downward trend.
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