AMD has made incredible strides in the server CPU department, changing from a minor player to a serious challenger against Intel, who has long since captured the unique market seat as a leader. The success of EPYC processors indicates this.
AMD is cashing in highly on the data center sector, now the most promising money earner, especially with Intel's continuing struggle in that area. AMD's competitive EPYC server CPUs have made quite a difference to its market presence. According to the latest analysis by Mercury Research, as reported by DigiTimes, it now seems AMD is on track to possibly contest, and perhaps even overtakes, Intel in server CPU market share. An optimistic prediction from the company indicated they would be able to capture as much as 50% of this market shortly, confirming just how much strength they now derive from their EPYC offerings.
Back in 2017, it was virtually non-existent in server CPUs. However, reinstatement of priorities under new leadership targeting workstations and servers led to the introduction of EPYC "Naples" series with initial Zen architecture on this platform. This move paid off significantly well, as evidenced by the fact that by the first quarter of 2025, AMD's capture of the server market had shot up to an impressive 39.4%, showing a notable increase of 6.5% over the previous quarter.
AMD's emergence is not just a result of the company's internal innovations. Intel has also been enjoying a slow period of growth which is partly a consequence of the leadership "turbulence" and internal challenges towards meeting market expectations. The Xeon platform from Intel is still a formidable competitor, but will now face unprecedented levels of competition. This means that Intel will have to continuously innovate and adapt to retain this nominally lauded position in the segment of server CPUs.
