How big is AMD’s lead thanks to Ryzen 5000? Survey on the I/O hub used

The editors regularly ask their readers about the hardware they use in their systems. This helps us to assess which platforms and products are particularly exciting for you. In today’s poll it’s all about I/O hubs.

I/O hubs in Q4 2021

The I/O hub, previously known as the “chipset” or at Intel as the “platform controller hub” (PCH), is one of the most important components for mainboards. The CPU uses it to communicate with the external devices, and a specific I/O hub can also be required for special features such as overclocking.

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There were a few peculiarities, especially on AMD’s current AM4 socket. In relation to the (in)compatibility of different processors and I/O hubs, there was some confusion and in the form of the new X570 there was also a new, special model: For the first time in years, fans for mainboard cooling can be seen frequently again. The X570 is also the first I/O hub to support PCI Express 4.0.

In our Survey for Q4 2021 AMD had a market share of a good 73 percent, Intel was correspondingly 27 percent. At that time, the B550 and X570 together had exactly 50 percent of the votes in the forum, only in the AMD faction it was already 70 percent. The situation at Intel was much more fragmented, the voices were distributed over several generations with a focus on the Intel Z370/390 (socket 1151) and Z490 (socket 1200). Among AMD users in the survey, socket AM4 was 95 percent.

In the still running until the end of September, current survey (feel free to participate!) a similar trend is already evident. B550 and X570 seem overwhelming, covering 60 percent of the survey participants. Even the popular X370, which can accommodate all current Ryzen 5000 CPUs, is only in the forum with low market shares. At Intel, some users have switched to Socket 1700 or the Intel Z690. As always, we would be delighted to take part in the survey.