AMD has once again recorded share growth in the x86 CPU segment with the server and mobile segments seeing the biggest gains in Q2 2024.
AMD Sees Growth In EPYC "Server" & Ryzen "Mobile" Segment As Its x86 CPU Share Continues To Grow, Desktop Share Declines In Preparation For Ryzen 9000 Launch
Mercury Research has shared the latest x86 CPU market statistics which show continued gains for AMD, both in market and revenue share, across the client and server segments. In Q2 2024, AMD prepped itself for the launch of its next-generation Zen 5 portfolio which kicked off with Ryzen AI 300 "Strix" laptops last month and will soon be getting the Ryzen 9000 Desktop chips. On servers, AMD is expected to launch its 5th Gen EPYC "Turin" CPUs which will launch later this year. AMD's existing portfolio of Ryzen 7000/8000 mobile and desktop parts has also been available at great discounts, leading to higher sales in the OEM and DIY channels.
All of these developments have led AMD to capture even more hold of the x86 segment and as of right now, its total client market share stands at 21.1% and its revenue share sits at 18.1%. This is a 3.8-point gain in unit share and a 4.0-point gain in revenue share versus last year.
Coming to the per-segment market and revenue share, AMD's server division grew to 24.1% with a record revenue reported at 33.7%. This is a 5.6-point gain in unit share versus last year and a 6.6-point gain in revenue share versus last year.
On the desktop side, AMD's high-performance client segment gained a 4.4-point unit share versus last year but declined 0.9 points versus the previous quarter. The revenue share saw a 3.0-point gain versus last year and declined 0.4 points versus the previous quarter.
Lastly, we have the mobile side which saw a 3.8-point increase in unit share and a 4.5-point increase in revenue share. The mobile market is now in the 20% market share range & things can change a lot over the next few months when the back-to-school & holiday season starts. Following are the major highlights of AMD's Q1 2024 market share and revenue:
- Server revenue share increased 6.6% points Y/Y and .7% points Q/Q to a record 33.7% with Y/Y growth driven by expanded cloud deployments and growing enterprise momentum.
- Server unit share increased 5.6% points Y/Y and 0.5% points Q/Q.
- Client revenue share increased 4% points Y/Y and 1.8% points Q/Q to 18.1% led by strong growth for both Ryzen mobile and desktop CPU sales.
- Client unit share increased 3.8% points Y/Y and 0.5% points Q/Q.
- Desktop unit share increased 3.6% points Y/Y and was down 1% point Q/Q.
- Mobile unit share increased 3.8% points Y/Y and 1.1% points Q/Q.
- Client unit share increased 3.8% points Y/Y and 0.5% points Q/Q.
- Overall revenue share increased 4.9% points Y/Y and 1.6% points Q/Q to 24.2%.
- Overall unit share increased 3.9% points Y/Y and 0.5% points Q/Q.
Looking at unit share AMD gained both unit and revenue share Y/Y and Q/Q.
- Server unit share increased 5.6% points Y/Y and 0.5% points Q/Q.
- Client unit share increased 3.8% points Y/Y and 0.5% points Q/Q
- Both server and mobile unit shares grew Y/Y, while desktop unit shares declined in the previous quarter.
AMD CPU Market Share (via Mercury Research):
| Mercury Research | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q2 2021 | Q1 2021 | Q4 2020 | Q3 2020 | Q2 2020 | Q1 2020 | Q4 2019 | Q3 2019 | Q2 2019 | Q1 2019 | Q4 2018 | Q3 2018 | Q2 2018 | Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Desktop CPU Market Share | 32.2% | 28.0% | 27.1% | 28.7% | 23.0% | 23.9% | 19.8% | 19.2% | 19.4% | 19.2% | 18.6% | 13.9% | 20.6% | 18.3% | 16.2% | 17.0% | 17.1% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 20.1% | 19.2% | 18.6% | 18.3% | 18.0% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 15.8% | 13.0% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| AMD Mobility CPU Market Share | 20.6% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 22.3% | 20.3% | 19.3% | 20.3% | 19.5% | 16.5% | 16.2% | 16.4% | 15.7% | 24.8% | 22.5% | 21.6% | 22.0% | 20.0% | 18.0% | 19.0% | 20.2% | 19.9% | 17.1% | 16.2% | 14.7% | 14.1% | 13.1% | 12.2% | 10.9% | 8.8% | N/A |
| AMD Server CPU Market Share | 27.3% | 27.2% | 25.1% | 24.2% | 24.1% | 23.6% | 23.1% | 23.3% | 18.6% | 18.0% | 17.6% | 17.5% | 13.9% | 11.6% | 10.7% | 10.2% | 9.50% | 8.9% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 5.8% | 5.1% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 1.4% | N/A |
| AMD Overall x86 CPU Market Share | 24.2% (Excluding IOT/SC) | 24.4% (Excluding IOT/SC) | 24.7% (Excluding IOT/SC) | 23.9% (Excluding IOT/SC) | 21.1% (Excluding IOT/SC) | 20.6% (Excluding IOT/SC) | 20.2% (Excluding IOT/SC) | 19.4% (Excluding IOT/SC) | 17.3% (Excluding IOT/SC) | 34.6% | 31.3% | 28.5% | 29.2% | 27.7% | 25.6% | 24.6% | 22.5% | 20.7% | 21.7% | 22.4% | 18.3% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 14.6% | 13.9% | N/A | 12.3% | 10.6% | N/A | N/A |
Looking forward, we expect AMD's Ryzen AI 300 "Strix" laptops to compete well against Intel's Core Ultra and Qualcomm's Snapdragon X CPUs.
Meanwhile, the AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs which we tested a few hours ago are looking decent enough but we expect Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" CPUs to remain strong thanks to the better value that they have on offer. The server side will be gaining more attraction this year with Zen 5 EPYCs blazing their way into high-performance data centers & cloud operations throughout 2025.
| AMD Share Summary - Finals | 2024 Q2 | 2024 Q1 | 2023 Q2 | Unit Share | Revenue Share* | |||||
| Current Quarter | Prior Quarter | Year Ago Quarter | Change (points) | Change (points) | ||||||
| Unit | Revenue Share** | Unit | Revenue Share | Unit | Revenue Share | Q/Q | Y/Y | Q/Q | Y/Y | |
| Share* | Share | Share | ||||||||
| Server | 24.1% | 33.7% | 23.6% | 33.0% | 18.6% | 27.1% | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| Desktop | 23.0% | 18.8% | 23.9% | 19.2% | 19.4% | 15.8% | -1.0 | 3.6 | -0.4 | 3.0 |
| Mobile | 20.3% | 17.7% | 19.3% | 14.9% | 16.5% | 13.2% | 1.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| Total Client | 21.1% | 18.1% | 20.6% | 16.3% | 17.3% | 14.1% | 0.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
| Total CPU | 24.6% | 24.2% | 26.1% | 22.6% | 31.6% | 19.3% | 0.5 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 4.9 |
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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