AMD has finally toppled Intel in this key battleground
AMD appears to have taken the lead in workstation CPU sales
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If you’re looking to buy or build a newworkstationanytime soon, there’s a high possibility that you may end up choosing aprocessorfromAMDas opposed toIntelaccording to new sales data from Puget Systems.
AsreportedbyWccftech, the US-based custom PC building company from Auburn, Washington recently released its sales and distribution reports for both its AMD and Intel workstations to reveal thatAMD processorswere present in six out of ten of the custom systems it sold in June of this year.
July also looks to be a big month for AMD processors at Puget Systems according to a newblog postfrom the company’s head product developer William George though the month isn’t over quite yet.
Per-core performance vs number of cores
George provided further insight on his views regarding theongoing battle between AMD and Intelin his blog post, saying:
“AMD has done a fantastic job of competing with Intel on both performance and price in the last few years, which I hope to see continue for a long time. Intel has been fighting back, and their latest desktop chips give comparable or sometimes even slightly better per-core performance, but they still lag behind with regard to the number of cores available on both desktop and workstation-class processors.”
While Puget Systems has been selling more processors from AMD than from Intel, other online retailers show a similar trend includingAmazon. The ecommerce giant’s list of theBest Sellers in Computer CPU Processorscurrently contains nine AMD processors and just oneIntel processorin the eighth spot.
The question remains as to whether or not AMD will continue to dominate the workstation processor market or if Intel’s new chips will give the company’sThreadripper Proa run for its money but only time will tell.
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ViaWccftech
After working with the TechRadar Pro team for the last several years, Anthony is now the security and networking editor at Tom’s Guide where he covers everything from data breaches and ransomware gangs to the best way to cover your whole home or business with Wi-Fi. When not writing, you can find him tinkering with PCs and game consoles, managing cables and upgrading his smart home.
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