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Last part of our report on the sale of Intel and AMD processors in Spain during the first quarter of 2019, this time in comparison.
This is the last part of the processor sales report in Spain during the first quarter of 2019. We have seen how many AMD Ryzen processors have been sold and how many Intel Core, now we will see a general comparison between the two companies. The data are quite curious and differ in what one would expect according to the information that emerges. We know that Intel has sourcing issues, but that doesn't stop its processors from selling well. AMD with the Zen architecture seems to have hit the mark. Let's look at the data.
HALF PRICE
We have not averaged each of the AMD and Intel processors, it would be a very complex thing to do. But we have the average price of both manufacturers, which will let us see a little what people are willing to pay.
AMD processors have an average price of € 158.32, a price that is approximately that of the Ryzen 5 2600. This is the best-selling processor by AMD with a market share of 40%. There are processors above this price and Athlon GE APUs have also been sold, which are below this price.
If we look at the average price of all Intel processors it is € 242.32. This is because users prefer top-of-the-range processors. Note that many Core i9 9900K were sold in February. In the case of Intel, its low-end processors do not sell much, especially they have high-end output.
WHO HAS SOLD THE MOST PROCESSORS PER MONTH?
During the month of January, it was AMD who sold the most processors, with a total of 61.59% of the processors sold in Spain. The Christmas season moved the market quite a bit and users preferred AMD solutions. Intel was left with only 38.41% of the sales of processors nationwide. Interestingly, it was the only month that AMD has outsold Intel.
In February it turned around and practically tied itself in terms of sales. We see how Intel rose to 60% market share and AMD fell to 40%. In March things were tighter, with Intel achieving 54.9% market share compared to 45.1% of sales by AMD. Some very tight data that is far from a past where Intel sold infinitely more than its competitor.
Above all, the fact that many Ryzen were sold in January is striking. This in another time would have been almost impossible. We do not know if it was due to the shortage of Intel processors, user preferences or something casual.
WHO SOLD THE MOST PROCESSORS IN THE FIRST QUARTER?
Here you have to take into account several data. The first thing is that there is a graph that shows all Intel and AMD processors, regardless of family. The second chart shows only AMD Zen and Intel Core @ 14nm architecture processors.
We see how the first graph shows us that AMD has managed to sell more processors than Intel. This first includes Bulldozer architecture processors and pre-Skylake processors. It helps us to see that by little, AMD has managed to sell more processors than Intel, an interesting fact. Also note that 2.5% of these data refer to FX processors (Bulldozer) and APU A (Bulldozer @ 28nm). The latter despite having an AM4 socket are not based on Zen, that is why they have been set aside for the previous report on Zen processors and in the second graph.
We turn to the graph that only has Zen architecture processors and Core @ 14nm processors. Under these conditions Intel has managed to sell a little more processors, but they are practically the same in sales. The difference is minimal and shows how AMD with Zen has managed to steal a lot of market share from Intel. That the blue company has problems meeting demand is another factor to take into account.
CONCLUSION
Here we come to the conclusion that the market in Spain is highly competitive by Intel and by AMD. The two practically have the market share and although one month more processors from one manufacturer or another are sold, it does not matter, because the next month you can turn the tables. Above all, it stands out that of all the processors sold by AMD, almost half are the Ryzen 5 2600, while at Intel the thing is more distributed and none exceeds 20% market share. What do you think of all this data?