AMD gained share in key processor categories in Q1 | Mercury Research

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Advanced Micro Devices gained market share in the x86 processor market in client and server categories, according to market researcher Mercury Research.

Competition is always fierce in the x86 processor market — which these days means the rivalry between AMD and Intel. Intel gained some share in the Internet of Things (IoT) market.

Excluding the IoT and semi-custom products (which include game console chips, which AMD makes), the market continued to favor AMD, once again having on-quarter and on-year gains in both client and server segments.

In the first quarter ended March 31, analyst Dean McCarron of Mercury Research said x86 processor shipments were in line with typical seasonal trends for both client and ...