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AMD Reaches Record Market Share as Intel's x86 Dominance Falls to 1995 Levels
Mercury Research data shows Intel's share of the x86 CPU market has dropped below 70% for the first time in 31 years, with AMD posting record gains across desktop, laptop, and server segments even as Intel points to strong data center growth.
2 outletsHardwareIntel Reveals Xeon 7 'Diamond Rapids' Details at Hot Chips 2026: Up to 256 P-Cores, 1.28GB Cache
Intel used its Hot Chips 2026 presentation to detail the package design of its next-generation Xeon 7 'Diamond Rapids' server processors, revealing a chiplet architecture built on the 18A-P process with up to 256 P-cores, 1.28 GB of last-level cache, and a new UCIe-S based interconnect that replaces Intel's long-used EMIB packaging.
3 outletsHardwareAMD's Zen 6: A Third 'Low-Power' Core Design Emerges, While Server Chips Hint at Big Ryzen Gains
Leaked Linux kernel patches reveal AMD is building a new Zen 6 Low-Power core that blends elements from multiple past Zen architectures, while AMD's newly unveiled Zen 6-based Epyc 'Venice-X' server chips suggest major gains in cores, cache, clocks, and efficiency for future Ryzen CPUs.
2 outletsBusinessAMD Posts Record Q2 2026 Revenue as Data Center Sales More Than Double, Gaming Slumps
AMD reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue of $11.5 billion, up 50% year-over-year, driven by a more than doubling of Data Center revenue, even as Gaming segment revenue fell 31% amid rising component costs and console-cycle declines.
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