In the first quarter of 2024, AMD’s market share grew again, at the expense of Intel. This manufacturer remains by far the largest.

In the first quarter of 2024, AMD captured a larger market share than in the same quarter last year. The processor specialist is making progress in both the server and desktop segments. Intel is fighting on the mobile battlefield with a higher share thanks to Core Ultra.

Thanks to the success of the Epyc portfolio, AMD has a market share of 23.6 percent in the server market. A year earlier it was only eighteen percent. For desktops, the x86 market share increases from 19.2 percent to 23.9 percent. Please note: Desktop sales declined across the board in the first quarter of this year, including at AMD. However, the number of CPUs shipped by its competitor Intel fell more sharply.

AMD has seen steady growth since introducing Epyc for the server and Ryzen for the desktop. The company’s powerful chips are valued and can now be found everywhere. AMD generally offers more powerful processors than Intel in a more manageable portfolio at a more interesting price. On paper, AMD’s chips are often the best choice, but Intel’s enormous preponderance and long-standing monopoly position ensure that it remains by far the largest company.

Core Ultra and laptops

Intel is even striking back in the laptop segment. AMD also grew there compared to the previous year (from 16.2 percent to 19.3 percent), but AMD recorded a decline compared to the previous quarter (from 20.3 percent to 19.3 percent). Intel was able to gain an additional percentage point thanks to the new Core Ultra processors. Additionally, Intel has ongoing deals with laptop makers, meaning its chips appear exclusively in attractive devices more often than AMD’s.

Mercury Research notes that the entire x86 market is under pressure from ARM. Thanks largely to Apple, the share of this technology in the laptop segment has increased from 10.3 percent in the last quarter to 11.1 percent now.