Worldwide Server Microprocessor Market Shares, 2021: Cloud and Communications Service Providers Drove Nearly Two-Thirds of Server Processor Units in 2021; AMD Gains

Worldwide Server Microprocessor Market Shares, 2021: Cloud and Communications Service Providers Drove Nearly Two-Thirds of Server Processor Units in 2021; AMD Gains

This IDC study examines the performance of the server microprocessor market. Unit shipments, revenue, and average selling price by vendor are included. Processors designed for other system categories but consumed by servers are not covered in this study.2021 data by quarter for server microprocessors can be found in IDC's server microprocessor market share reports, including Worldwide Server Microprocessor Vendor, Architecture, Channel, Socket, and System Category Market Shares and Forecast, 1Q22 (IDC #US49146422, May 2022)."2021 grew stronger as the year moved on," said Shane Rau, research vice president, Computing Semiconductors at IDC. "The COVID-19 pandemic continued to drive demand for server processors by forcing more deployment of servers in the datacenter and cloud and in edge infrastructure."

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