As the two leading x86 processor manufacturers, AMD has long been at a disadvantage in competing with Intel, and its market share once fell to less than 20%.However, in recent years, thanks to Ryzen processors, the market share has gradually recovered, and is now approaching 40%.
Computer performance testing tool PassMark has announced market share data for AMD and Intel processors as of January 2. Its statistics are mainly the data monitored by its own software, which may not be complete, but the market changes can also be seen from it.
AMD’s current market share is close to 40%, almost the same as in the first quarter of 2004, returning to the level it was 19 years ago.
At present, there is still a small distance to the peak. In early 2006, Intel was dominated by P4 processors and AMD’s K8 architecture was overwhelming. Both the desktop and server markets have peaked. The market share was almost equal to Intel’s. .
However, after that, AMD’s market share dropped all the way, even falling below 20% in 2016, before recovering after the launch of the Ryzen processor in 2017.
Looking at the market share changes over the past two years, in fact, between Q1 2021 and Q1 2022, AMD’s market share decreased slightly, related to its strategy. CEO Su Zifeng once pointed out that AMD is no longer willing to do unprofitable markets, which has caused it to lose some entry-level markets, especially during the period when Ryzen 5000 series processors were first launched. time.
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