AMD gains marketshare at Intel's expense in Q3

Santa Clara (CA) -For the quarter recently ended, IDC is reporting that for x86-based microprocessor marketshare, AMD gained 0.4% in worlwide sales coming in at 23.5% overall.

For the same period, Intel lost 0.4% to wind up at 76.3%. Worldwide x86-based microprocessor sales increased 14.3% to end at $7.95 billion, an increase in revenue of 14.8%. AMD’s 0.4% increase came primarily from two segments, mobile and server as desktop remained basically flat. Mobile sales increased 1.9% to 18.9% while server increased 0.7% to 13.9%. Q3 represented the second consecutive quarter to have sales exceeding expectations. Projections for Q4 are that seasonal increases will continue, while Q1 2008 will see the first falloff consistent with seasonal trends.

AMD continued to lose money in Q3, however. The company posted $394 million in losses, following additional losses in excess of $500 million for the previous two quarters. AMD’s financial situation is improving, however. Several analysts have predicted AMD could pull themselves out of the red in Q4. AMD’s CEO Hector Ruiz indicated that if AMD could sell $2 billion in Q4, they would be out of the red.

Read more. . .IDC Press Release