AMD: Opteron chipsets on high

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) continues to increase its market share of the server processor market, now accounting for over 20% of x86 server processors in Q1 of this year, according to Mercury Research.

The company looks so inviting that IBM, who has normally only distributed AMD chipsets in higher end solutions, is now looking at options to more widely distribute them in lower-end servers.

It follows recent successes that Hewlett-Packard and Sun have had with sales of AMD chipset servers.

Despite this week recalling 3,000 Opteron processors, after potential malfunctions working at high temperatures, AMD continues to be an ever strengthening brand.

This was highlighted by Intel, who yesterday highlighted that AMD in-roads into the computer chipset market was having a serious effect on earnings.

Overall, it shows a key shift in the overall chipset market. In an area that once saw Intel as the top dog and AMD the struggling budget provider, the tables are now turning as AMD continues to claim mainstream markets.

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