Nearly 40% of motherboards sold last week at a popular retailer were for DDR4 systems, stats reveal
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PC hardware sales reports shared online each week clear look at what PC builders are actually spending their money on. This time, let’s focus on motherboard sales from German retailer Mindfactory, and the latest numbers seem to suggest that we might be moving backwards.
Covering motherboard sales between February 9 and 15, AMD once again dominated the charts with 895 units sold, giving it an impressive 83.64% market share. Intel managed to sell 175 units, which translates to 16.36%. The revenue split shows an even bigger gap. AMD generated $155,694, accounting for 87.4% of total revenue, while Intel brought in $22,449, or 12.6%.
AM5 is still the most popular socket, but older DDR4 boards are trending
When we look at sockets, AM5 (which exclusively supports DDR5 RAM) is clearly the main driver. It accounted for 585 units sold, which is 54.7% of total sales. However, AM4 is still holding strong, with 310 units sold and a 29% share – noteworthy for a last-generation platform. On Intel’s side, LGA 1700 moved 125 units (11.7%), while the newer LGA 1851 socket sold 50 units (4.7%).
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Now comes the most interesting part: DDR4 vs DDR5. Out of all boards sold, 665 supported DDR5, which equals 62.1%. Meanwhile, 405 boards supported DDR4, representing 37.9% of total sales. That means nearly 40% of buyers are still choosing DDR4 platforms.
Considering the ongoing memory crisis and the high cost of DDR5 RAM, this makes sense. Many builders are clearly looking for better value instead of chasing the latest standard. While DDR4 memory is also more expensive than it was just six months ago, it is still somewhat affordable compared to DDR5.
When we look into AMD chipsets, the B850 led with 260 units sold (29.1%), followed closely by B550 with 240 units (26.8%) and B650 with 190 units (21.2%). The single best-selling motherboard was the MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus, which sold 60 units. The report also shows that 720 boards sold (67.3%) came with built-in Wi-Fi, while only 350 units (32.7%) did not.
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