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CPU giants locked in stalemate

Neither Intel or AMD are making significant market gains, say analysts

Martin Courtney, Computing 23 Jan 2008
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Chip rivals Intel and AMD are locked in stalemate with virtually flat market share growth for the fourth quarter of 2007, says researcher IDC.

Intel’s share of the overall processor sector was 76.7 per cent, up 0.4 per cent from the previous period, whilst AMD took 23.1 per cent, down 0.4 per cent over the same timeframe.

AMD fared slightly worse in the mobile chip market - down 1.1 per cent to 17.8 per cent, with Intel up by the same amount to 81.9 per cent.

But AMD hit back on server processors, gaining 0.6 per cent share to take 14.6 per cent overall, with Intel down to 85.6 per cent.

Market share for desktop chips remained identical to the previous quarter - 72.1 per cent for Intel and 27.7 per cent for AMD.

But both companies saw overall market growth, with processor shipments in the three months growing by 8.5 per cent, and revenues up 9.6 per cent to $8.7bn (£4.4bn).

See also:

Intel logoBut revenue still lower than expected, due to global glut of memory chips, says firm  16 Jan 2008
Cisco logoNetworking giant is putting nearly £5m into firm developing software linking mobile phones to PCs  09 Jan 2008
Picture of AMD logoBut the chip maker says business is positive looking forward  19 Oct 2007
Picture of the Intel logoRecord processor sales help to boost income to almost $2bn (£1bn)  17 Oct 2007
Picture of Intel logoEuropean Commission issues formal charges  27 Jul 2007

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