# AMD reaches record x86 share as desktop CPU volumes fall

_Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT · Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Mercury Research's second-quarter 2026 figures show AMD reached 30.7% of x86 CPU units excluding IoT, SoC and embedded products, up 0.7 points sequentially and 6.5 points year on year.

Its client share reached 30.3%, while server CPU share rose to 34.5%; desktop x86 shipments fell more than 20% from a year earlier. Intel remained the volume leader in client and server CPUs despite increasing shipments. Mercury says its broad server calculation includes Intel edge and networking processors, affecting the comparison.

## Sources

- [Latest from Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/desktop-cpu-shipments-crater-20-percent-amid-high-component-costs-but-amd-gains-record-share-despite-ugly-desktop-processor-market-intel-floods-laptop-market-with-millions-of-cpus-but-amd-still-sets-all-time-share-records)

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