Intel nibbles at market share AMD
In the voorbije quarter, Intel knew to sell something more processors then in the three months for that. 82.6 per cents of x86-processors come from Intel - an increase of 1.2 per cent. That profit comes for the most most part to disadvantage of aartsrivaal AMD, that its sale go down will with 0.8 per cent to 15.8 per cent. The small part of the market that yet is left, is in hands of players as Transmeta and VIA.
On quarter basis, AMD did it more badly, but on year basis, the chip manufacturer may be satisfied. A year AMD ago owned after all only a market share of 12.4 per cent. Now can the Athlon-builder thus brag with an increase of more than 3 per cent point.
The figures, originating of market researchers Mercury Research, do not tell however the complete story. Above data hold single bill with the x86-processors for the pc-market. Completenesses half must be brought also the sale of chips for the Xbox in bill. Since the heart of the MS-console by Intel are furnished, ends that chip manufacturer actual higher. With the Xbox-chips, Intel gets counted a market share of 83.4 per cent and AMD on the head 15 per cent.
It is wait now on the figures of the next quarter. As an AMD in it succeeds the large public warmly to make for its 64-availed Athlons, as the chip manufacturer hopes, will the effect of that perhaps already visibly be.