Mercury Research: AMD gains CPU marketshare from Intel

[caveman-jim]

PCWorld reported on the latest Mercury Research report:

Advanced Micro Devices gained market share on Intel in worldwide x86 processor shipments during the first quarter on the strength of mobile and desktop shipment growth, Mercury Research said Wednesday.

Intel's market share in the first quarter this year dropped to 80.2 percent from 81 percent in last year's first quarter. AMD's market share rose to 19.1 percent from 18.2 percent, according to Mercury Research.

Overall x86 processor shipments declined in the first quarter compared to the year-ago quarter, which is an indicator of a "not-so-stellar" market, said Dean McCarron, principal analyst at Mercury Research. The company did not provide numbers for the decline rate.

AMD benefited from a recovery in hard drive shipments, which were affected by floods in Thailand. That recovery helped stabilize the company's desktop processor shipments, McCarron said. AMD is strong in desktop processors, with 43 percent of the market, the same as last year.

Read the full article at PCWorld.

[noko]

More importantly is AMD making any money? Profits? Obscene for once in the companies history? Even semi-Intel like would be OK.

[AllexxisF1]

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