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PC gamers still aren’t buying Intel’s latest CPUs, even last-gen is more popular than Core Ultra

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PC gamers still aren’t buying Intel’s latest CPUs, even last-gen is more popular than Core Ultra
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CPU sales reports from German retailer Mindfactory have been shared on X, and the latest numbers from week 30 of 2025 (July 21 – 27) are more bad news for Intel. Once again, AMD is way ahead, while Intel continues to struggle, with even its older CPUs selling better than its newest ones. PC builders show they favor Ryzen by a significant margin.

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Specifications
  • Cores: 20 (8P/12E)
  • Threads: 20
  • Boost clock speed: 5.5GHz
  • Base clock speed: 3.9GHz P-core/3.3GHz E-core
  • L3 cache: 30MB
  • TDP: 125W base/250W max
  • Platform: LGA 1851 (Arrow Lake)

AMD continues to dominate

According to the report, AMD sold 2,085 CPUs at Mindfactory, taking a huge 93% of the market share that week. Their average selling price was around $293, showing that people are willing to pay more for AMD chips. In comparison, Intel sold only 150 CPUs, just 6.7% of sales, with an average price of $210. The revenue gap tells the same story. AMD brought in over $611,000, making up 95% of total sales revenue, while Intel earned $31,000, which is just under 5%.

AMD’s most popular chip was the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, with 380 units sold, followed by the Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 310 units, and the Ryzen 5 7500F with 130 units. For Intel, things looked very different. Their best‑selling CPU was the Core i5‑14400, with only 20 units sold. On the other hand, their Core Ultra 7 265K chip sold only 10 units, the same as their Core i7-14700KF.

CPU (top 10)Units sold
Ryzen 7 7800X3D380
Ryzen 7 9800X3D310
Ryzen 5 7500F130
Ryzen 5 9600X90
Ryzen 7 9700X80
Ryzen 5 560070
Ryzen 7 770060
Ryzen 5 7600X60
Ryzen 9 9950X3D60
Ryzen 7 5700X3D50

What stands out most is that Intel’s older generation CPUs are still more popular than their latest ones. The Core i5‑14400, for example, is from the earlier 14th-gen lineup but still outsold Intel’s newest Core Ultra releases. While the gap between the two isn’t massive, it still shows that the latest lineup isn’t performing that well. The fact that you’ll need to upgrade to a newer LGA 1851 motherboard certainly doesn’t help.


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