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Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2026

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PROCESSOR VENDOR (WINDOWS)
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
 
GenuineIntel
55.02%
55.08%
54.65%
54.47%
52.59%
-1.88%

AuthenticAMD
44.97%
44.92%
45.34%
45.52%
47.41%
+1.89%

MicrosoftXTA
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%



INTEL CPU SPEEDS (WINDOWS)
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
 
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
21.27%
21.45%
21.12%
21.13%
20.39%
-0.74%

3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz
12.61%
12.47%
12.38%
12.30%
12.46%
+0.16%

2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz
8.79%
8.80%
8.67%
8.79%
8.28%
-0.51%

3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz
5.18%
5.28%
5.22%
5.33%
4.75%
-0.58%

2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz
3.13%
3.10%
3.11%
3.03%
3.11%
+0.08%

3.7 Ghz and above
1.85%
1.81%
1.86%
1.81%
1.78%
-0.03%

1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz
1.07%
1.08%
1.13%
1.03%
0.90%
-0.13%

Below 1.4 Ghz
0.80%
0.80%
0.85%
0.76%
0.67%
-0.09%

1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz
0.17%
0.17%
0.18%
0.16%
0.14%
-0.02%

1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz
0.14%
0.13%
0.14%
0.13%
0.11%
-0.02%



AMD CPU SPEEDS (WINDOWS)
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
 
3.7 Ghz and above
21.40%
21.54%
22.14%
22.27%
26.01%
+3.74%

3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz
12.97%
12.67%
12.71%
12.69%
11.87%
-0.82%

3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz
5.18%
5.11%
5.01%
4.99%
4.52%
-0.47%

2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
1.66%
1.91%
1.71%
1.88%
1.71%
-0.17%

2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz
1.60%
1.58%
1.59%
1.58%
1.44%
-0.14%

1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz
1.07%
1.04%
1.10%
1.09%
0.97%
-0.12%

2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz
1.04%
1.01%
1.04%
0.99%
0.86%
-0.13%

Below 1.4 Ghz
0.02%
0.02%
0.02%
0.02%
0.02%
0.00%

1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz
0.02%
0.02%
0.02%
0.02%
0.02%
0.00%

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



PROCESSOR VENDOR (OSX)
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
 
GenuineIntel
11.71%
11.30%
11.36%
11.08%
10.20%
-0.88%

VirtualApple
3.87%
3.49%
3.15%
2.79%
2.30%
-0.49%



INTEL CPU SPEEDS (OSX)
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
 
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
3.74%
3.61%
3.56%
3.63%
3.38%
-0.25%

2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz
1.24%
1.24%
1.25%
1.18%
1.04%
-0.14%

3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz
0.98%
0.99%
1.03%
0.99%
0.88%
-0.11%

2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz
1.02%
0.93%
0.93%
0.83%
0.84%
+0.01%

1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz
0.87%
0.86%
0.93%
0.90%
0.77%
-0.13%

1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz
0.86%
0.82%
0.79%
0.81%
0.76%
-0.05%

3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz
0.88%
0.76%
0.79%
0.78%
0.69%
-0.09%

Below 1.4 Ghz
0.64%
0.70%
0.76%
0.67%
0.67%
0.00%

1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz
0.73%
0.72%
0.71%
0.69%
0.62%
-0.07%

3.7 Ghz and above
0.47%
0.42%
0.39%
0.39%
0.36%
-0.03%

Unspecified
0.28%
0.24%
0.23%
0.23%
0.18%
-0.05%



PROCESSOR VENDOR (LINUX)
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
 
AuthenticAMD
67.03%
66.96%
67.21%
66.87%
66.18%
-0.69%

GenuineIntel
32.93%
32.99%
32.72%
33.04%
33.71%
+0.67%



INTEL CPU SPEEDS (LINUX)
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
 
3.7 Ghz and above
24.08%
24.54%
24.12%
24.66%
25.60%
+0.94%

3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz
3.81%
3.67%
3.80%
3.66%
3.70%
+0.04%

3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz
1.42%
1.41%
1.46%
1.39%
1.30%
-0.09%

2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
1.33%
1.17%
1.17%
1.21%
1.11%
-0.10%

2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz
1.15%
1.12%
1.14%
1.08%
0.99%
-0.09%

2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz
0.43%
0.40%
0.39%
0.43%
0.42%
-0.01%

1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz
0.33%
0.34%
0.29%
0.30%
0.26%
-0.04%

1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz
0.20%
0.17%
0.17%
0.14%
0.19%
+0.05%

Below 1.4 Ghz
0.16%
0.16%
0.17%
0.14%
0.10%
-0.04%

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



AMD CPU SPEEDS (LINUX)
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
 
3.7 Ghz and above
39.12%
39.42%
40.83%
42.62%
45.86%
+3.24%

3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz
24.58%
24.10%
23.31%
21.55%
17.82%
-3.73%

3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz
1.10%
1.17%
1.01%
0.94%
0.87%
-0.07%

2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz
0.90%
0.98%
0.88%
0.72%
0.68%
-0.04%

2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
0.58%
0.64%
0.53%
0.43%
0.40%
-0.03%

2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz
0.47%
0.38%
0.36%
0.31%
0.28%
-0.03%

1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz
0.17%
0.16%
0.19%
0.17%
0.17%
0.00%

1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz
0.07%
0.06%
0.06%
0.07%
0.05%
-0.02%

Below 1.4 Ghz
0.04%
0.04%
0.04%
0.05%
0.04%
-0.01%

1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz
0.02%
0.01%
0.01%
0.01%
0.01%
0.00%