[The Exiled]

Intel vs. AMD Sales Volume & AMD's Comeback Story

AMD has undoubtedly gained marketshare over the past two years. Multiple factors have aligned for AMD, the most obvious of which is its own architectural innovation with the Zen family of processors. Secondary to this, Intel’s inability to keep up with 14nm demand has crippled its DIY processor availability, with a third hit to Intel being its unexpected and continual delays to 10nm process. It was the perfect storm for AMD: Just one of these things would have helped, but all three together have allowed the company to claw itself back from functionally zero sales volume in the DIY enthusiast space. In addition to all of this, Intel’s own sales volume has tilted toward higher-end processors, pushing a higher ASP versus previous years. This is partly due to the shortage and Intel’s fab allocation to higher-end parts, but largely due to AMD’s ability to steal would-be buyers from the i5 segment into its own R5 segment.

Izvor: Gamers Nexus