AMD CPU sales top Intel once more… just as the new Core i9s are on their way

There’s no denying that AMD has changed the CPU landscape completely since the launch of its Ryzen processors, and reports are that it has finally edged ahead of Intel in terms of the number of chips sold. Mindfactory is one of the biggest etailers in Germany and it periodically puts out some interesting comparative numbers, breaking down the sales figures for all its AMD and Intel CPUs. It gets Mindfactory more coverage and means we get some interesting numbers. A win, win, then. In August AMD chip sales just squeezed ahead of Intel’s for the first time since it launched its Coffee Lake processors late last year. This isn’t the first time in recent history that AMD has managed to topple the traditional Intel retail hegemony; after the first-gen Ryzen CPUs launched AMD was outselling the aging Kaby Lake range, but as soon as the Coffee Lake range was released Intel surged back ahead. AMD has been clawing back sales share over the year, especially after the second-gen AMD Ryzen processors launched, with parity finally being achieved again in July. But the report shows Ryzen sales accounted for 51% against Intel’s 49% in August.

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