AMD has ended years of Intel dominance in the server processor market. The company’s surge, initiated with the EPYC series, has pushed its market share to 50 percent for the first time. According to PassMark data, this increase, achieved by AMD in just a few quarters, demonstrates a permanent shift in the server world.

AMD Catches Up with Intel in Server Processors

Having only 2 percent of the market in 2017, AMD quickly gained significant momentum through a strategic transformation implemented under the leadership of CEO Lisa Su. EPYC processors, based on the Zen architecture, have demonstrated strong performance and energy efficiency, meeting the demands of data center customers.

This breakthrough, first initiated with the EPYC “Naples,” has been reinforced over time with the “Rome,” “Milan,” and finally, the “Genoa” series. Increasing core counts, expanded memory bandwidth, and lower power consumption with each generation have played a decisive role in attracting customers to AMD.

This development has also highlighted Intel’s weakening position. While the company’s Xeon processors offer technical innovations, delays in production processes and the product’s inability to compete with AMD in energy efficiency have led to a erosion of market share.

Intel’s data center solutions have recently failed to resonate with enterprise customers. The company’s AI initiatives have suffered a similar fate. The Gaudi processor series’ failure to resonate with the market has led to Intel falling behind in this segment as well.

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan admitted that the company hasn’t even cracked the top 10 semiconductor manufacturers. This statement clearly reflects Intel’s loss of momentum in recent years and its difficulty staying ahead of its competitors.