INDICATORS - PROCESSOR MARKET SHARE
Context looks at the market share of the top 10 processors in desktops and mini-towers in the business sector from May to October 1998
UK
MARKET SHARE (%) MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT
PENTIUM II 350 0.30 1.52 4.49 8.15 14.02 24.52
PENTIUM II 266 13.87 26.31 36.31 36.74 28.58 22.20
PENTIUM II 300 4.10 5.47 7.86 10.58 13.32 15.78
PENTIUM II 333 0.59 2.07 3.64 6.17 6.15 10.77
PENTIUM II 400 0.49 0.90 2.07 3.05 5.03 4.09
CELERON 333 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 3.01
CELERON 300 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 2.85
PENTIUM II 233 18.25 21.26 12.70 6.89 7.23 2.55
PENTIUM MMX 166 8.67 5.05 3.49 2.46 1.27 2.25
PENTIUM MMX 233 12.65 9.85 7.83 7.12 7.39 2.24
OTHER 41.08 27.57 21.61 18.85 16.73 9.74
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GERMANY
MARKET SHARE (%) MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT
PENTIUM II 350 0.09 0.44 1.54 3.28 9.57 16.74
PENTIUM II 266 10.10 27.22 37.31 47.99 26.33 16.40
PENTIUM II 300 3.88 4.82 6.19 9.93 19.88 14.36
PENTIUM II 333 1.02 1.22 1.99 3.20 9.86 12.40
CELERON 333 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.76 7.78
PENTIUM MMX 233 12.19 8.86 11.55 9.54 9.46 7.37
PENTIUM MMX 266 1.68 1.69 2.16 2.34 3.74 4.10
PENTIUM II 400 0.02 0.28 1.51 3.04 3.86 3.77
PENTIUM MMX 200 27.12 13.33 11.48 5.40 4.08 2.75
OTHER 43.90 42.14 26.26 15.28 12.46 14.33
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FRANCE
MARKET SHARE (%) MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT
PENTIUM II 266 7.45 23.71 36.64 44.81 26.87 19.34
PENTIUM II 350 0.00 0.35 0.92 2.35 5.18 13.68
PENTIUM II 300 2.03 3.90 5.08 9.40 14.19 11.60
PENTIUM II 333 0.21 0.59 1.06 1.96 6.00 11.13
CELERON 300 0.00 0.00 0.04 1.03 2.67 10.35
PENTIUM MMX 233 10.79 14.77 14.21 12.37 11.67 10.30
CELERON 333 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 1.01 6.20
PENTIUM MMX 200 48.76 28.97 18.73 7.59 7.55 2.53
G3 300 0.01 0.02 0.42 1.15 2.21 2.33
PENTIUM II 400 0.00 0.18 0.30 0.77 1.22 2.32
OTHER 30.75 27.51 22.61 18.57 21.44 10.20
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NETHERLANDS
MARKET SHARE (%) MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT
PENTIUM II 350 0.00 0.24 1.96 2.15 6.05 24.78
CELERON 300 0.00 0.25 2.31 0.48 5.34 13.50
PENTIUM II 300 3.84 4.99 13.49 11.31 13.34 13.44
PENTIUM II 333 0.52 0.61 1.53 3.50 8.38 12.90
PENTIUM II 266 6.54 18.67 28.91 44.12 39.74 10.06
CELERON 333 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.43 9.27
CELERON 266 0.47 3.23 8.96 9.37 11.48 4.48
PENTIUM MMX 200 42.19 25.45 12.09 7.23 2.82 2.48
PENTIUM II 400 0.00 0.13 0.66 1.84 1.20 2.00
K6-2 333 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.58
OTHER 46.43 46.42 30.11 20.02 10.23 5.51
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TOTAL PROCESSOR MARKET SHARE
Context examines the total market share of the top 10 processors for the
period May to October 1998 in the business sector
UK
MARKET SHARE (%) MAY-OCT
PENTIUM II 350 9.83
PENTIUM II 266 27.46
PENTIUM II 300 9.99
PENTIUM II 333 5.28
PENTIUM II 400 2.76
CELERON 333 0.63
CELERON 300 0.63
PENTIUM II 233 10.76
PENTIUM MMX 166 3.65
PENTIUM MMX 233 7.47
OTHER 21.53
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- The 350MHz Pentium II chip is the best-selling processor in the UK with
almost 25 per cent market share. The Pentium II 266MHz processor is placed
second with 22 per cent.
- The Pentium MMX processor has steadily been losing market share.
Combined share of both 166MHz and 233MHz processors is only five per cent.
- The cheaper, faster Celeron processors are making a steady dent in the
market. Combined share of the 300MHz and 333MHz processors is almost six
per cent.
GERMANY
MARKET SHARE (%) MAY-OCT
PENTIUM II 350 5.45
PENTIUM II 266 27.56
PENTIUM II 300 10.00
PENTIUM II 333 5.08
CELERON 333 1.48
PENTIUM MMX 233 9.78
PENTIUM MMX 266 2.65
PENTIUM II 400 2.12
PENTIUM MMX 200 10.45
OTHER 25.44
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- Intel's Pentium II 350MHz chip is the leading processor, with almost 17
per cent market share.
- The Celeron processor is experiencing more success in Germany than the
UK, with almost eight per cent of the market share for the 333MHz chip
version.
- The Pentium II 400MHz chip also features in the German top 10 seller
list, indicating a trend towards faster machines in Germany that is less
present in other countries.
FRANCE
MARKET SHARE (%) MAY-OCT
PENTIUM II 266 25.77
PENTIUM II 350 3.80
PENTIUM II 300 7.55
PENTIUM II 333 3.53
CELERON 300 2.41
PENTIUM MMX 233 12.41
CELERON 333 1.26
PENTIUM MMX 200 19.51
G3 300 1.00
PENTIUM II 400 0.80
OTHER 21.97
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- The top processor in the French business channel is the Pentium II
266MHz, with about one quarter total market share in October. This figure,
however, is a significant drop from the August peak of 40 per cent and the
Pentium II 350MHz looks set to take the lead.
- The previous market leader, the Pentium MMX 200MHz, is now on its way
out. In May it held 45 per cent market share, a figure which had fallen 42
per cent by October.
- The Celeron 300 and 333MHz chips are gaining strength with a combined
figure of 15 per cent.
NETHERLANDS
MARKET SHARE (%) MAY-OCT
PENTIUM II 350 6.39
CELERON 300 3.92
PENTIUM II 300 10.01
PENTIUM II 333 4.71
PENTIUM II 266 23.34
CELERON 333 2.02
CELERON 266 6.05
PENTIUM MMX 200 15.74
PENTIUM II 400 0.96
K6-2 333 0.31
OTHER 26.55
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- Intel's Pentium II 350MHz chip has replaced the Pentium MMX 200MHz as
leader in the channel. Market share increased from zero to almost 25 per
cent in the period May to October 1998. Meanwhile, market share for the
Pentium MMX dropped 40 per cent during the same six month period.
- The Celeron 300MHz is also doing well in the Netherlands channel. Market
share has increased rapidly, growing more than 10 per cent from September
to October. It now holds third place with 12 per cent market share.