Global Client CPU Shipments Were Up 2.7% In Q4 2025 While Server CPUs Saw 6.5% Growth

Both Client and Server x86 CPU segments saw shipments grow in Q4 2025, with servers leading the charge with a 6.5% increase.

Client & Server CPU Segments Saw Shipments Increase In Q4 2025: Client-Side With 2.7% & Server Side With 6.5% Growth

The latest CPU market report is out by JPR and is inline with what we reported in our Mercury Research data. As per JPR, the global client CPU market expanded in Q4 2025, following a growth trajectory for 4 quarters straight in a row.

As per the latest figures, the client CPU shipments increased by 2.7% versus the previous quarter (Q4 vs Q3 2025), but were down 7% versus the previous year (Q4 2025 vs Q4 2024). As per the data, the desktop market now holds a share of 69% while the notebook market retains dominance with a 69% share. Factors such as Tariffs and Windows 10 support being ended were the major factors behind the client-side buying and shipment spree.

“We think the PC CPUs’ growth was in line with seasonal buying behavior, albeit a bit low. The influence of the up-again, down-again tariffs, and Microsoft’s withdrawal from support of the 2016 Windows 10, also had an effect,” said Dr. Jon Peddie, president of Jon Peddie Research. “We expect Q1’26 to be down due to memory constraints and higher process.

via JPR

Moving over to the server market, the global shipments increased by 6.5% versus the previous quarter (Q4 vs Q3 2025), and were up 13.6% year-over-year (Q4 2025 vs Q4 2024). This is due to strong demand for data centers and AI servers.

AMD's server market share increased to 28.8% in Q4 2025, versus 25.2% in Q4 2024, while Intel's server market share fell to 71% in Q4 2025, down from 75% in Q4 2024. These numbers match those reported by Mercury Research, which also highlight a 28.8% server share for AMD CPUs and a revenue share of 41.3%.

While AMD continues to increase both its unit and revenue share with its strong portfolio of processors, and has already announced its next-gen Zen 6 family launching in 2026, Intel remains committed to stabilizing and strengthening its CPU roadmap in 2026 with a range of new families. Intel's CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, has already laid out the product roadmap during the previous earnings call, and the company has the following to say:

Intel is leaning hard into a simplified, accelerated roadmap—backed by strong server demand and major client portfolio updates—to stabilize and strengthen share as we move further into 2026.

Intel rep to Wccftech

Datacenter & AI:

• Demand for traditional servers continues to be very strong, and we’re focused on ramping capacity to support the meaningful uptick we are seeing – including partnering with key customers to support their needs beyond 2026.
• We’ve made decisive roadmap simplifications, focusing resources on 16‑channel Diamond Rapids and areas to accelerate Coral Rapids where we can.
• Coral Rapids will reintroduce multi‑threading into our datacenter roadmap.
• Ongoing collaboration with NVIDIA includes a custom Xeon fully integrated with their NVLink, bringing best‑in‑class x86 performance to AI host nodes.

Client Computing:

• We’ve strengthened our consumer and enterprise notebook position with Core Ultra Series 3 (formerly Panther Lake), built on the advanced Intel 18A process.
• Intel Core and Core Ultra desktop processors are providing gamers and creators with a great combination of overall performance and value, and we’re excited to expand that offering with the launch of new Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors this year.

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