Intel expands its microprocessor market share lead over AMD
Intel accounted for 80.6% of global microprocessor revenue in the second wquarter, up 1.4 points from 79.1% during the same period in 2008
By James Carbone -- Purchasing, 10/15/2009 2:00:00 AM
Intel has managed to expand its lead in the global microprocessor market over rival AMD, and now has its largest share of the global processor market since 2005.
In the second quarter of 2009, Intel accounted for 80.6% of global microprocessor revenue, up 1.4 points from 79.1% during the same period in 2008, and a 1.5-point rise from the first quarter of 2009, according to researcher iSuppli. It's the largest share of global microprocessor revenue Intel has had since it claimed 82.4% of revenue in the third quarter of 2005.
"Intel benefited as the global PC market took a first small step toward recovery in the second quarter, with global shipments rising by 1% from the first quarter," says Matthew Wilkins, principal analyst of computer platforms research for iSuppli. However, with PC shipments still down compared to a year earlier, Intel suffered a decline in microprocessor revenue compared to a year earlier, as did AMD, he says.
Intel had strong demand for its new-generation products across all segments, including desktops, notebooks and servers. However, in the overall PC market, only the notebook segment produced growth compared to the second quarter of 2008, at 13%. Both the desktop PC and entry-level server segments declined on a year-over basis.
In contrast, AMD lost 0.4 percentage points of market share compared to a year earlier, and declined by 1.4 points of share on a sequential basis from the first quarter of 2009.
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