AMD finished 2024 strong, with 87.14% of all motherboards sold having a Team Red chipset. On the CPU side, the 5700X3D dominated with 8000 units sold, with only the Intel Core i7-12700K appearing amongst all the AMD CPUs, selling only 3000 units.
While the new Ryzen 9000 lineup has great performance, and the 9800X3D is the most sold processor from that generation, it is surprising to see the Ryzen 5000 processor still so much in demand. It shows that AMD’s decision to support the AM4 platform paid off. That being said, 2025 continues the trend and has also been kind to AMD as its processors and chipset are still massively preferred over Intel.
AMD CPU and motherboard sale numbers
According to a post by TechEpiphany on X.com (formerly Twitter), Mindfactory, a German retailer’s first-week sale data, puts AMD significantly on the front foot. 92.06% of all processors sold are from AMD, or 4320 units, to be exact. On the other hand, Intel only sold 365 units, or 7.94%. The most sold processor is the Ryzen 5 7600X3D, and it seems to be a trend that the top CPU is an X3D chip due to the top-notch gaming performance it provides.
If we were to separate this data based on socket, AM5 would be the most popular socket, with 2770 CPUs sold, and AM4 would come in a close second with 1460 units sold. Intel’s new 1851 socket only managed to sell 50 units. The previous LGA 1700 socket is more preferred, with 305 units sold, most likely due to the little generation-over-generation improvement of the 15th-generation CPUs.
This was for the processors for the motherboard sales; TechEpiphany made another post, according to which, “Every 3rd new build is still AM4. S1851 at 0.5% share.” 2810 motherboards with AMD chipsets were sold, while only 305 Intel motherboards saw some action. Since AM5 processors were the most favored, it wasn’t surprising to see AM5 on the top for motherboards as well, with AM4 on the second with 57.78% and 32.42%, respectively.
So, the situation seems dire for Intel, and AMD is on a roll with its processors and motherboards. However, with CES 2025 right around the corner, we might see an unexpected turn of events as Intel and AMD unleash new technologies that might bridge this gap between the two giants.
