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This. Some of my friends are still running Intel's 4690k, which was released all the way in 2014, as that suffices for most of their basic tasks and games at lo
by filoleg 6y ago
This. Some of my friends are still running Intel's 4690k, which was released all the way in 2014, as that suffices for most of their basic tasks and games at low-mid settings, as a lot of gaming is GPU-bound.
With the typical 5-year upgrade cycle on CPUs for most non-hardware-enthusiast gamers and general-purpose users, I would expect the AMD share in Steam stats to drastically increase by about 2022.
Also, mind you, Steam numbers are not really representative of the overall market. Most online hardware retailers reported 50%+ of their high-end CPU sales to be AMD in Q1 2020.[0]
0. https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-market-share-gain-q1-2020/ https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-market-share-gain-q1-2020/