AMD Could Gain on Intel Even More This Year, Thanks to Apple

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) gave Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) a run for its money in the processor market last year. AMD shook Chipzilla's dominance in both the server and CPU (central processing unit) markets thanks to its superior manufacturing process, which allowed the former to churn out powerful chips at competitive prices.

AMD's share of the desktop CPU market went up to 18% in the third quarter of 2019 from 13% in the prior-year period, according to Mercury Research. Its share of mobile CPUs (used in laptops and notebooks) increased to 14.7% by the end of the third quarter, up from 10.9% in the year-ago period.

What's more, PC CPU benchmarking website PassMark reports that AMD's CPU market share is now at 34.3% thanks to its 7-nanometer (nm) manufacturing process. However, PassMark's estimate has several limitations. It tabulates data from only those PCs that have installed its benchmarking software, and it is only available for the Windows operating system.

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Source Fool.com