AMD takes almost 6% of the market from Intel in three months, an absolute record

Things are not looking good for Intel in many aspects. Even in their fortress, desktop processors, begins to lose ground against AMDspectacularly. Nothing less than 5.7% in just three months.

Mercury Research has published its study on AMD processor sales in the last quarter, via Tom’s Hardwareand shows that the Intel crisis It also extends to desktop processors.

Problems are accumulating for the legendary chip company, to the point that there is talk of a possible purchase by Qualcomm, Apple, and even Samsung.

AMD closes distance with Intel

AMD has achieved a great result in the third quarter of 2024. It has increased its profits by around 8.5% compared to the previous quarterand has increased its percentage in the portable processor market by 2%, with respect to Intel.

But we have the most spectacular data in the market of processors desktopthat is, the high-end focused on gaming and the professional market for video editors, graphic designers, etc.

In just three months, AMD has gone from 23 to 28.7% of the desktop processor market. A 5.7% increase in just one quarter is an impressive figure, an absolute record.

In just one year, AMD has gained 9.5% of the market from Intel, going from 19.2 to 28.7%.

Intel continues to dominate with 71.3% of the market, but two years ago it had 86.1%. The fall is very worrying for the company.

Intel claims that this drop is due to “a customer’s stock adjustment,” but analysts estimate that much of the blame lies with the failures and performance problems of your Raptor Lake processorsin the 13th and 14th generation.

Its new generation of Intel Core Ultra 200S processors does not seem to be going to stop AMD’s progress. Intel itself has recognized that they are not an improvement in performance for gamers, compared to the previous generation, although they do consume and heat up much less. But that is not a priority for users, who are looking for greater power.

AMD has recovered 5.7% of the desktop processor market in just three months. If the pace is maintained, it would surpass Intel in just over a year. Can he recover before it’s too late?

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