In the natural expression, the deliveries volumes of processors in the fourth quarter last year increased by 31.3% in comparison with the analogous period in 2008. In the opinion of IDC analysts , this record index of increase speak about the output of market from the recession state . The gain volume from the realization of microprocessors on the passage from the third to the fourth quarter 2009 was not large, this speak about seasonal regularities. In all in 2009 the delivery volumes of microprocessors increased by 2.5%, and here gain from their realization was reduced by 7.1% in comparison with last year.
Most dynamically in the past year were developed the segments of mobile and server processors. In the last block 2009 were dispatched 11.7% more mobile processors, including Intel atom, then in the third quarter. For the server processors, this index was equal to 14.1%, and here the market for desktop processors grew only by 4.8%.
The arrangement of market for microprocessors changed but not in Intel favor . If in the fourth quarter the company lost 0.6% of market, after preserving under control 80.5% of microprocessor market , then in Intel portion was reduced from 80.3% to 79.7%. After beginning 2009 with optimistic 22.3% of microprocessor market , AMD company to the fourth quarter rolled down to 19.4%. However, in comparison with the third quarter (18.7%) AMD company was able to increase its presence on the market, yes even on whole year it increased its portion from 19.2% to 20.1%.
We note that the arrangement changed not only due to the redistribution of market positions between Intel and AMD. VIA company begun the year with 0.4% of market in the second quarter reached peak 0.5%, but to the fourth quarter it rolled down to 0.1%. On 2009 years VIA portion on the market for microprocessors was reduced from 0.4% to 0.3%.
The dynamics of change in the market positions Of Intel and AMD demonstrates curious tendencies. In the mobile sector Intel decreased its presence from 87.1% to 86.8%, and AMD company increased its portion in the segment of mobile processors by 0.7% to 12.8%. In the server segment, the success accompanied Intel, which in the year increased its market share from 86.6% to 89.9%. For AMD company , it was necessary to reduce the indices of presence in this sector from 13.4% to 10.1%. Intel Representatives repeatedly noted that the server processors nehalem generation are received well by users even under the crisis conditions .
Apple companies past block was memorized by a record increase in the sales volumes of desktop systems - 70% in comparison with the analogous period last year. The mobile computers apple in the same period answered with an increase in the sales volumes to 18%. In all Apples was able to sell in the fourth quarter 2009 3.38 ml computers, which is more than by 300 thousand pieces higher than the previous record.