69% of Chromebooks are using Intel processors

While smartphones and tablets on the market today mostly use processors (ARM), Chromebooks seem to be turning to Intel processors. Typically, the case of Chromebook model 2 new version was announced last week by Samsung.

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This model uses Intel's Bay Trail M Celeron N2840 processor line rather than Samsung's own dual-core Exynos ARM .

The company's previous two versions of Chromebooks are equipped with ARM processors and will continue to use the processor, but Samsung's product manager said its new Chromebook models will quickly switch to Intel components. He said that more than 50% of Chromebooks sold in the market now have Intel processors.

More than a year ago, computer manufacturers such as Asus, Acer and Samsung all joined the laptop market running the Chrome OS platform. Later, when computing turned to online and cloud work, consumers began to recognize Chromebooks as a cheap device to replace traditional PCs.

According to market research firm NPD, other hardware manufacturers have joined the Chromebook movement but Samsung still holds the largest retail market share.

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According to NPD, Samsung tops the Chromebook market, at least in the retail sector.

When Chromebooks began to gain a place in the computing world, it was important for Intel to ' protect its land '. If vendors provide hardware that sells too many low-priced computers using ARM processors, they will begin to wonder why it must pay high prices for Intel-based devices. In addition, there are many who believe that Chromebooks will grow to become a device that competes with Microsoft's Windows RT tablet line. The problem is that Intel wants users to see high-end computing devices as their own processor.

Many analysts confirm that Intel is actually winning in this relatively new market.Dean McCarron , an independent analyst who is tracking component sales, said the Intel x86 market share was close to zero 18 months ago, but started growing at the end of 2013 and has since increased steadily without signs of slowing down.

Although McCarron only tracks component sales and not equipment, he said his research will allow easy estimates that 75% of all Chromebooks sold in the third quarter of 2014 will have Intel x86 chips. inside, while the rest will use Samsung Exynos ARM processor. Meanwhile, NPD, which tracks retail sales, has reported similar results. According to NPD, from September 2013 to the end of August 2014, the number of Chromebooks running Intel processors sold 69% of the market and more than double the number of Chromebooks running ARM processors.

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The new Chromebook 2 version of Samsung uses Intel Celeron chip.

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said Intel could build platforms to be compatible with any operating system. Therefore, it can run on Windows, Mac OS X, Chrome OS, Android or Tizen. And it is clear that Intel is the company that can do that.

While ARM can run on most other operating systems, it cannot run on Windows - at least for traditional x86 Windows versions that only run on AMD and Intel processors.

However, that does not mean that you should completely eliminate ARM.

An ARM spokesperson said that a year ago Samsung had provided the Chromebook with a unique ARM processor to the market. Today, Acer, HP and Samsung both offer Chromebook models running ARM. The chip company has also produced 64-bit processors used in high-end smartphones such as Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and HTC Nexus 9.

According to the spokesperson, when used for execution.

With ARM processor ARg processors, OEM manufacturers can flexibly add memory and increase screen resolution. That's what Samsung has been using more and more on smartphones and tablets, it seems that ARM's business is not dangerous at all. However, the ability to run on Chromebooks will further prove that a device running ARM processors can compete with a traditional personal computer. And Intel doesn't seem to want that to happen.