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Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2026

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PROCESSOR VENDOR (WINDOWS)
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
 
GenuineIntel
57.30%
56.39%
56.64%
57.04%
55.82%
-1.22%

AuthenticAMD
42.61%
43.53%
43.34%
42.95%
44.17%
+1.22%

MicrosoftXTA
0.09%
0.08%
0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%



INTEL CPU SPEEDS (WINDOWS)
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
 
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
21.70%
21.26%
21.93%
22.16%
21.57%
-0.59%

3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz
13.49%
13.25%
13.11%
13.48%
12.62%
-0.86%

2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz
9.49%
9.21%
9.10%
9.92%
9.06%
-0.86%

3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz
5.19%
5.22%
5.17%
3.35%
5.25%
+1.90%

2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz
3.37%
3.26%
3.33%
5.38%
3.18%
-2.20%

3.7 Ghz and above
1.93%
1.94%
1.89%
1.49%
1.85%
+0.36%

1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz
1.08%
1.12%
1.06%
0.64%
1.14%
+0.50%

Below 1.4 Ghz
0.74%
0.80%
0.76%
0.45%
0.83%
+0.38%

1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz
0.17%
0.18%
0.17%
0.11%
0.18%
+0.07%

1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz
0.14%
0.14%
0.13%
0.08%
0.14%
+0.06%



AMD CPU SPEEDS (WINDOWS)
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
 
3.7 Ghz and above
19.57%
20.20%
20.54%
27.95%
20.80%
-7.15%

3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz
12.64%
12.79%
12.62%
8.80%
12.69%
+3.89%

3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz
5.35%
5.38%
5.10%
3.10%
5.22%
+2.12%

2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
1.55%
1.49%
1.51%
0.94%
1.67%
+0.73%

2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz
1.54%
1.58%
1.55%
0.96%
1.61%
+0.65%

2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz
1.05%
1.08%
1.03%
0.59%
1.07%
+0.48%

1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz
0.87%
0.97%
0.93%
0.57%
1.06%
+0.49%

Below 1.4 Ghz
0.02%
0.02%
0.02%
0.01%
0.02%
+0.01%

1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz
0.01%
0.02%
0.02%
0.01%
0.02%
+0.01%

1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz
0.01%
0.01%
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
+0.01%



PROCESSOR VENDOR (OSX)
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
 
GenuineIntel
14.68%
14.04%
13.94%
13.30%
12.30%
-1.00%

VirtualApple
68.78%
21.39%
10.99%
7.17%
6.06%
-1.11%



INTEL CPU SPEEDS (OSX)
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
 
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
4.64%
4.51%
4.37%
4.36%
3.81%
-0.55%

2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz
1.61%
1.53%
1.48%
1.40%
1.37%
-0.03%

3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz
1.22%
1.20%
1.28%
1.17%
1.04%
-0.13%

2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz
1.11%
1.17%
1.07%
1.09%
1.01%
-0.08%

1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz
0.98%
0.99%
1.00%
0.98%
0.91%
-0.07%

1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz
1.01%
0.96%
1.03%
0.94%
0.89%
-0.05%

Below 1.4 Ghz
0.88%
0.88%
0.86%
0.81%
0.87%
+0.06%

3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz
0.93%
0.85%
0.97%
0.92%
0.80%
-0.12%

1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz
0.89%
0.81%
0.87%
0.80%
0.77%
-0.03%

Unspecified
0.94%
0.66%
0.54%
0.45%
0.42%
-0.03%

3.7 Ghz and above
0.47%
0.48%
0.46%
0.38%
0.41%
+0.03%



PROCESSOR VENDOR (LINUX)
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
 
AuthenticAMD
66.72%
67.43%
67.19%
67.02%
67.48%
+0.46%

GenuineIntel
33.27%
32.57%
32.81%
32.98%
32.51%
-0.47%



INTEL CPU SPEEDS (LINUX)
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
 
3.7 Ghz and above
23.24%
22.90%
23.32%
23.78%
23.52%
-0.26%

3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz
4.28%
4.01%
3.98%
3.88%
3.87%
-0.01%

3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz
1.66%
1.63%
1.60%
1.55%
1.45%
-0.10%

2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
1.59%
1.49%
1.48%
1.42%
1.37%
-0.05%

2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz
1.24%
1.24%
1.16%
1.15%
1.15%
0.00%

2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz
0.49%
0.48%
0.48%
0.46%
0.41%
-0.05%

1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz
0.39%
0.40%
0.39%
0.38%
0.37%
-0.01%

1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz
0.20%
0.20%
0.20%
0.17%
0.20%
+0.03%

Below 1.4 Ghz
0.16%
0.19%
0.17%
0.16%
0.15%
-0.01%

1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz
0.02%
0.03%
0.02%
0.03%
0.03%
0.00%



AMD CPU SPEEDS (LINUX)
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
 
3.7 Ghz and above
34.51%
35.43%
36.74%
37.94%
38.09%
+0.15%

3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz
28.54%
28.33%
26.73%
25.57%
25.87%
+0.30%

3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz
1.17%
1.19%
1.21%
1.15%
1.15%
0.00%

2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz
0.92%
0.97%
1.06%
0.93%
1.00%
+0.07%

2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
0.62%
0.67%
0.65%
0.64%
0.61%
-0.03%

2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz
0.69%
0.57%
0.50%
0.48%
0.47%
-0.01%

1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz
0.16%
0.18%
0.19%
0.18%
0.18%
0.00%

1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz
0.05%
0.05%
0.06%
0.08%
0.07%
-0.01%

Below 1.4 Ghz
0.06%
0.04%
0.04%
0.03%
0.04%
+0.01%

1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz
0.01%
0.01%
0.02%
0.01%
0.02%
+0.01%