Latest figures show Ryzen CPUs selling well, but AMD still lags behind Intel

Ryzen 5 3600X (Image credit: Windows Central)

What you need to know

AMD had another solid quarter to close out 2019.
AMD's desktop market share passed 18 percent, and mobile grew by 1.5 percent.
AMD saw growth across several platforms and form factors in Q4 2019.

In Q4 of 2019, AMD saw a 1.5 percent increase in mobile (excluding IoT). That closed out a year in which AMD grew 4 percent overall in that space. AMD's mobile market share is up to 16.2 percent (excluding IoT), according to the figures from PR Agency.

AMD's desktop market share saw a smaller increase of 0.3 percent in Q4 2019 (excluding IoT) but is doing well at 18.3 percent. AMD's PC market share increased 2.4 percent in 2019 (excluding IoT).

AMD's PR agency just shared with me Q4 Mercury Research unit market share numbers for AMD excluding consoles and IoT. So I thought I'd share with you. Keep in mind these are unit share, not dollar share. pic.twitter.com/glFi0WP7F0AMD's PR agency just shared with me Q4 Mercury Research unit market share numbers for AMD excluding consoles and IoT. So I thought I'd share with you. Keep in mind these are unit share, not dollar share. pic.twitter.com/glFi0WP7F0— Patrick Moorhead (@PatrickMoorhead) February 5, 2020 February 5, 2020

While AMD still trails Intel by a vast margin across the board, AMD continues to trend upward and have success in key areas.

How AMD brought the fight back to Intel with Ryzen

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