Intel Microprocessor Domination Reaches Four-year High in Q2

Thanks to the mild recovery in PC demand in the second quarter, Intel Corp. managed to expand its lead in the global microprocessor market to levels not seen in nearly four years, according to iSuppli Corp.

Intel’s Q2 microprocessor revenue accounted for 80.6% of global microprocessor revenue, up 1.4% from 79.2% during the same period in 2008, and a 1.5% rise from the first quarter of 2009.

“Intel benefitted as the global PC market took a first small step toward recovery in the second quarter, with global shipments rising by 1 percent from the first quarter,” said Matthew Wilkins, principal analyst for iSuppli. “However, with PC shipments still down compared to a year ealier, Intel actually suffered a decline in microprocessor revenue compared to a year earlier, as did chief rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD).”

At the same time, AMD lost 0.4% of market share compared to a year earlier, and declined by 1.4% from the first quarter of 2009.

“AMD didn’t benefit from the small sequential rise in PC sales because its average microprocessor pricing was lower than that from the first quarter of 2009,” Wilkins said.

Source: expreview.com