Intel loses market share of servers in europe because of amd

The latest Context data shows that in the Western European market for custom (BTO) and custom updates, Intel sold 75, 766 server CPUs in the fourth quarter of last year (Q4 2019), a decrease of 15% yoy, and its stake fell from 98.4% to 79.8%. What is the reason for this decrease? Yes, it is because of AMD Rome.

Intel's server market share in Europe falls from 98.4% to 79.8%

It's not just on PCs that Intel's share is weakening, its server CPU sales have also crashed in Western Europe due to prolonged production problems, exploited by a resurgence of AMD and its EPYC processors.

Or so Context says, armed with sales data from distributors across the region showing that 'Chipzilla' shipped 75, 766 units in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to 89, 191 the previous year, representing a 15% reduction. and a decrease in its market share from 98.4% to 79.8%. Figures do not include sales of finished servers running Intel.

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By contrast, technology wholesalers reported 19, 123 AMD server CPU sales - sold as part of a BTO transaction or custom configuration or to upgrade an existing system - and this led to a 1, 405 increase in Q4 2018., which raised AMD's sales share to 20.2%, from 1.6%.

Gurvan Meyer, a business analyst at Context, said fourth-quarter figures were flattering to AMD, they were "a little bloated… due to major specific deals." But there is no doubt that AMD's market share has increased during 2019. ″

Meyer said two factors prevailed: "Intel's CPU shortage, which started impacting the data center segment in late 2019, and a high-performance AMD Rome architecture."

No projection was made in the future, but it is expected that in the coming months trends will continue to be favorable for AMD. We will keep you informed.

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