Intel gains 5.1% desktop CPU market share from AMD

According to Q3 2026 data from Mercury Research, Intel gained 5.1 percent in desktop CPU market share from AMD, bringing AMD's share down to 29.9 percent. Researchers speculate the unexpected shift may be driven by lower mobile CPU demand allowing Intel to allocate more products to the desktop market, alongside AMD's greater exposure to the PC gaming market suffering from component supply constraints. Open article →