AMD was able to increase its market share despite the overall PC CPU market falling by more than 30% during Q1 of 2022. Throughout history, the recent drop of CPU sales is recorded as the largest one ever.
PC CPU Shipments Drop by 30% While AMD Market Share Grew
Desktop PC CPU shipments have fallen according to Mercury Research, as noted by Tom's Hardware, while AMD has risen in value, beating its previous record. According to the story by PCWorld, the company was not hit as hard as its competitor, Intel.
AMD topped 27.7% for its all-inclusive unit share. The company packages the all-inclusive unit with PC CPUs, semi-custom processors (used in gaming consoles), and server CPUs.
AMD Records 25.6% Growth in Last Quarter
The new AMD records exceeded its 25.6% record during the last quarter. To add, the company set the record of average prices at $138 for the combined netbook and desktop market. Mercury Research noted that this was recorded the highest price ever.
Dean McCarron, Mercury's principal analyst, announced that AMD and its competitor, Intel, saw a significant CPU shipment declines during the first quarter. The reason why AMD recorded better hold over the desktop PC CPU market share, however, is because it was not hit as hard as Intel.
Intel was Hit HArder than AMD and Analyst Says This Could be Because of Excess CPU Inventory
As per McCarron, Intel was most likely hit harder when it came to its inventory and the excess CPU inventory was part of the reason for the decline during Q1 of this year. On a year basis, Intel's desktop growth still remained higher compared to AMD.
Intel was able to gain more share in desktop CPUs when compared to its numbers a year ago. Both AMD and Intel, however, saw declines in the mobile CPU market but yet again, AMD suffered less decline compared to the latter which resulted in its larger share gain.
Recent CPU Drop Recorded as Largest One Ever
McCarron released an email saying the recent desktop CPU drop could be the largest one to ever happen. He also said that in 1993, he then started to track market-share data and made his statements based on historical data.
The principal analyst then said that there could have potentially been a bigger percentage drop in 1984 for the X86 processors. He did clarify that despite the drop in Q1 of 2022 when it came to units, the numbers are still far from the previous market cap back then.
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Apple M1 Macs Considered a Partial Reason Behind AMD's CPU Sales Growth
The report regarding AMD's Q1 revenues came along when the company's Dragon Range chip was recently added. Due to the uncertainty of COVID-19 lockdowns, however, Intel showed a "more cautious outlook."
Apple's M1 Macs was a parial reason behind AMD's CPU sales growth.
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Written by Urian B.
