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Intel staged a sharp comeback in the desktop CPU market during the third quarter of 2026. Mercury Research data shows the company’s share of desktop x86 processor shipments jumped to 70.1 percent, up from 65.1 percent in the previous quarter. AMD’s share fell to 29.9 percent from 34.9 percent, a five-point swing that put it ...

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[Csimbi]

[heretic]

"Intel has 70% of desktop CPU shipments and AMD only 30%” is true for Q3 2026 unit shipments per Mercury Research. It is not the same as “Intel is winning the market” or “AMD is dying.”AMD still leads in high-end gaming performance with its X3D chips, is gaining in servers, and the desktop market itself is contracting.

Share numbers move with supply and seasonal demand; they are not a pure scoreboard of which CPUs are better. The Wccftech article itself notes this and does not claim a sudden competitiveness reversal.

When I look at the distributors' price lists now-where products are sold by the hundreds-the vast majority of PCs and laptops, unfortunately, come with Intel CPUs I’m not happy about it, but that’s just the way it is.

[Csimbi]

Things are going to be like this until Intel's contractual agreements expire. Then, they die.