AMD takes a third of server CPU market as shipments grow

Processor shipments declined by more than six percent during the first quarter of 2026, at least for the x86 world, with server CPUs bucking the trend and AMD in particular showing strong performance. These are the latest figures from Mercury Research’s PC Processor report, which tracks the ins and outs of the component markets. The firm says that the total volume of x86 processor chips shipped was lower during this quarter than the previous one, which is seasonally typical, but the magnit