Feb 10, 2022 19:00:00

AMD sets record high in CPU market share

AMD has achieved a record 25.6% share of the

x86 processor market, according to Mercury Research, a market research firm specializing in PC components. Intel is recovering its CPU share for desktop and laptop PCs, but continues to lose its share in the profitable server CPU market.

AMD Sets All-Time CPU Market Share Record as Intel Gains in Desktop and Notebook PCs | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-amd-4q-2021-2022-market-share-desktop-notebook-server-x86

Mercury Research: AMD closes 2021 with record x86 CPU market share at 25.6% | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/2022/02/09/mercury-research-amd-closes-2021-with-record-x86-cpu-market-share-at-25-6/

The changes in the share of the entire x86 processor newly reported by Mercury Research are as follows. In the fourth quarter of 2021 (2021 Q4), Intel had a 74.4% share and AMD had a 25.6% share. AMD's share increased by 1.0 points compared to 2021 Q3 in the previous quarter, and increased by 3.9 points compared to 2020 Q4 in the same period of the previous year.

The market share of 25.6% is said to be the highest in AMD history, and the record of 25.3% in 2006 was updated for the first time in 15 years. On an annual basis, Intel had a 76.7% share and AMD had a 23.3% share, with AMD growing 3.6 points compared to FY2020. The annual market share of 23.3% is also the highest ever, and it has set a new record of 22.9% in 2006 for the first time in a long time. Tom's Harddware, an IT news site, said that the reason for this strong performance was 'because the demand for game consoles is increasing', and the fact that AMD CPUs are installed in the Xbox Series X / S and PlayStation 5 is a breakthrough this time. It is explained that it is connected to.

On the other hand, the share of desktop CPUs excluding IoT devices is as follows. AMD lost 0.8 points from the previous quarter and 3.1 points from the same period last year.

The share of mobile CPUs excluding IoT devices is as follows, and AMD also lost 0.4 points from the previous year, but it is growing by 2.6 points from the same period of the previous year.

On the other hand, the share of CPUs for servers excluding IoT devices is as follows, and AMD grew by 0.6 points from the previous quarter and 3.6 points from the same period of the previous year. CPUs for servers are considered profitable, and AMD has continued to grow its market share in this market for the 11th consecutive quarter.

The discussion above focuses on market share, but the x86 processor market itself is said to be the highest ever in terms of both number of units and total sales. The total sales volume of the x86 processor alone is about 471 million units, but if the Arm processor is included, the total sales volume has reached 500 million units, and the total sales of the x86 processor is 66.6 billion dollars in 2020 ( It is said that it has grown 10.7 points from (about 7.7 trillion yen) to reach 74 billion dollars (about 8.56 trillion yen).