Intel‘s (NASDAQ: INTC) recovery in the x86 CPU (central processing unit) market at the end of 2020 now appears to be a flash in the pan. Intel had given investors hope that it could bring an end to Advanced Micro Devices‘ (NASDAQ: AMD) consistent market share gains by ramping up production and catering to customers who were unable to buy the latter’s chips due to a supply shortage, but the latest numbers from Mercury Research prove otherwise.