IDC cuts PC microprocessor forecast
PC microprocessor shipments declined 3 percent in the second quarter compared with the first quarter and were up less than 1 percent compared to the second quarter of 2010, according to the latest PC microprocessor market share study from IDC.
In terms of sales, the PC microprocessor market was worth $9.49 billion in the second quarter, down 4 percent compared to the first quarter and up 5 percent compared to the second quarter of 2010, IDC said.
"The first quarter of 2011 was better than most first quarters due to the extra calendar week," said Shane Rau, director of semiconductors/personal computing research at IDC, in a statement. "So the sequential comparison isn’t surprising. If we took off that extra week, the performance between the two quarters probably would’ve seen a seen a slight sequential uptick from 1Q to 2Q."
Both Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) continue to ramp new microprocessors with integrated graphics processors, IDC noted. The firm said processors with integrated graphics accounted for more than 60 percent of total PC processor unit volume in the second quarter. Intel held 88 percent market share for processors with integrated graphics in the second quarter, down from 92.2 percent in the first quarter, while AMD’s share for these types of devices grew to 12 percent from 7.8 percent, IDC said.
Intel’s share of the overall PC processor market declined to 79.3 percent, down from 80.8 percent in the first quarter, IDC said. AMD held 20.4 percent of the PC processor market in the second quarter, up from 18.9 percent in the first quarter, IDC said.
Intel had 84.4 percent market share in mobile PC processors in the second quarter, down from 86.3 percent in the first quarter, IDC said. AMD held 15.2 percent share of the mobile PC processor market in the first quarter, up from 13.4 percent in the first quarter, according to IDC.
Intel had 70.9 percent of the market for desktop PC processors in the second quarter, down from 72.4 percent in the first quarter, IDC said. AMD’s share of the desktop market improved to 28.9 percent in the second quarter from 27.4 percent in the first quarter, according to IDC.
In PC servers and workstations, Intel claimed 94.5 percent processor market share in the second quarter, up from 93.9 percent in the first quarter, IDC. AMD had just 5.5 percent of the workstation and server market in the second quarter, down from 6.1 percent in the first quarter, IDC said.
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