{"id":11803,"date":"2022-02-10T13:52:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T13:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/10\/amd-hits-record-25-6-share-of-the-overall-x86-market\/"},"modified":"2022-02-10T13:52:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T13:52:06","slug":"amd-hits-record-25-6-share-of-the-overall-x86-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/10\/amd-hits-record-25-6-share-of-the-overall-x86-market\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD hits record 25.6% share of the overall x86 market"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In brief:<\/strong> The PC processor market grew to 500 million units in 2021 thanks to continuing strong demand from consumers and organizations for faster, more capable machines. AMD\u2019s overall share of the x86 market is still growing, but it\u2019s unclear if the trend will continue this year. <\/p>\n

AMD continues to make gains<\/a> in market share against Intel in the x86 processor market. According to a new report from Mercury Research<\/a>, Team Red in Q4 2021 enjoyed a 25.6 percent share of the overall market for CPUs built on the x86 architecture, the highest it\u2019s seen since 2006. It\u2019s also a 3.6 percent year-over-year increase, which isn\u2019t bad considering the ongoing chip shortage.<\/p>\n

To put things in context, AMD has been gaining market share against Intel for 11 quarters in a row, especially when it comes to PC, console, and IoT x86 products. The only exception was in the area of desktop and laptop processors, where Intel managed to claw back some market share in the three months ending in December 2021. This was mostly thanks to Tiger Lake mobile parts and a combination of Rocket Lake and Comet Lake desktop products.<\/p>\n

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Luckily for AMD, its server shipments helped it reach a 10.7 percent market share, and this is the 11th quarter where it chipped away at rival Intel\u2019s foothold in this area. Demand<\/a> for consoles like Microsoft\u2019s Xbox Series X\/S and Sony\u2019s PlayStation 5 also remained high, contributing to AMD\u2019s overall market share in Q4 2021. The findings are echoed by an Omdia<\/a> report, except for AMD\u2019s server CPU share being estimated at 18.3 percent as opposed to 10.7 percent in the analysis made by Mercury Research.<\/p>\n

Also worth noting is that the overall x86 market grew 16 percent in 2021, with almost 471 million units shipped across all categories. Mercury Research also notes that SoCs for Chromebooks and Apple Silicon Macs totaled 29 million units, most of them being of the latter variety.<\/p>\n

Intel boss Pat Gelsinger isn\u2019t concerned with AMD\u2019s gains, and believes the latter company is \u201cin the rearview mirror<\/a>\u201d following the release of the Alder Lake family of CPUs. Team Blue does seem to have some compelling<\/a> 12th generation processors to sway buyers away from AMD, but we\u2019ll have to see how they stack up against upcoming offerings<\/a> from Team Red.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n