Motherboard Shipments In 2022 Dropped Close To Ten Million Units
Motherboard Shipments In 2022 Dropped Close To Ten Million Units
DigiTimes recently reported that motherboard shipments from top manufacturers, such as ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI, dropped in unit quantity over last year by nearly ten million. Reasons for the decline in shipments ranged from cryptocurrency losses, remote workers sent back to office spaces, and the change in the economy. Now, concerns about 2023 motherboard shipments are starting to appear.
According to the DigiTimes report, consumers are slow to purchase new motherboards, affecting AMD more than Intel. AMD altered the CPU socket when the company transitioned to AM5, while Intel's Alder Lake motherboards can upgrade to Raptor Lake compatibility. Additionally, consumers hesitate to upgrade due to the higher costs of components such as DDR5 memory.
Intel released the 700 series motherboards that utilized the LGA1700 socket set, a mainstay for the company currently, and AMD released their 600 series motherboards that dramatically upgraded their motherboards from previous generations. This surprised consumers as several components would be required to upgrade the AMD systems to the newest generation. This expensive demand from AMD caused many consumers to look into the competition (Intel) due to the lessening cost of components and upgrades.
ASRock's shipments saw the most significant decline, showing an estimated six million units shipped, falling to 2.7 million units in 2022. MSI came in second worst by witnessing a decrease from 9.5 million units to 5.5 million at the end of last year. ASUS and Gigabyte saw a lesser decline (as far as percentages), with the former dropping from 18 million units shipped to 13.6 million and Gigabyte plummeting from 11 million to nearly 9.5 million units overall in 2022.
Other insiders and manufacturers are looking into the middle of this year for a rise in unit sales due to newly announced PC components over the last few months and the slight decrease in pricing on specific components, such as graphics cards and processors.
It is unknown if the middle of 2023 will see an improvement in shipments and sales numbers for both AMD and Intel. With the current economic environment that started in 2023, we may witness a more significant decrease towards the end of the year, and not ending on just motherboards.
News Sources: DigiTimes, Tom's Hardware
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