AMD makes a strong push by surpassing 30% CPU market share as Intel faces decreased demand
AMD's x86 CPU market share increased by over 5 points to reach 31.3% in Q4 2022, while Intel continued to experience a decline.
In 2022, the PC market experienced a decline due to a stagnant supply chain and decreased demand, leading to decreased revenues for the industry. Intel, a CPU designer and manufacturer, suffered the most with a drop in income to record lows of under a million in the fourth quarter of that year. Although its competitors, AMD and NVIDIA, faced similar difficulties, they were able to handle the situation better.
According to the report by Mercury Research (via Reuters) AMD achieved a CPU market share of over 30%, a new record, thanks to strong sales of its Epyc CPUs and a robust desktop product line. The data center was the main focus of the fabless chip maker, resulting in significant growth in its market share. The Epyc series saw a yearly increase of 60% from 10.7% at the end of 2021 to 17.6% of all server CPUs by 2023.
AMD's attempt to focus on its notebook CPU market didn't go as expected, as its Ryzen mobile processor market share declined to a three-year low of 16.4% in the fourth quarter of 2022, which is a significant drop just months after reaching its highest ever record of 25%.
The desktop CPU market performed better, despite the slow adoption of the AM5 platform caused by a shortage of budget-friendly motherboards. By the end of 2022, Ryzen CPUs had captured 18.6% of the desktop processor market, an increase from 16.2% the previous year. The Ryzen 5 5600X remained a top-selling processor, with the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, featuring 3D V-Cache, also proving popular.
AMD increased its share of the x86 CPU market by 5 points to 31.3% in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to 25.6% the previous year. The company's market share growth was driven by a strong server and data center portfolio.
The Ryzen 7000 series chips, although not as powerful for gaming, are priced lower, with discounts of up to $200, and the addition of DDR5 memory kits makes the AM5 bundles very competitive in terms of price. Overall, AMD now holds about a third of the x86 market.
