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The amazon cpus tag collects WindowsForum.com discussion of CPU sales rankings and bestseller charts on Amazon, along with the caveats that come with reading them. The tagged thread examines an October report that found AMD Ryzen chips in nearly every top-20 slot of Amazon's best-selling CPU list, while independent shipment data still showed Intel leading desktop CPU shipments overall. The recurring theme is how much a single retailer's daily chart actually says about the wider processor market, and why headline claims about AMD versus Intel should be weighed against broader shipment figures.
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    AMD Ryzen Tops Amazon CPU Charts, but Intel Still Leads Desktop Shipments

    Amazon's CPU bestseller chart is a snapshot of one shop on one day. It says very little about the whole market, and BGR's headline claims more than that. BGR's October 10 report found AMD Ryzen chips in nearly every top-20 slot, but independent shipment data shows Intel still ships more desktop...