SiliconBeat

Intel just gained ground on its longtime-microprocessor rival, Advanced Micro Devices, in the world of high-performance computers.

The latest edition of the TOP500 list, a widely watched compilation of the 500 most powerful computer systems, found Intel’s chips were in 399, or nearly 80 percent, of the supercomputers.

That’s an increase from six months ago when the Santa Clara company’s chips were in 379 or about 76 percent of the top computers.

AMD’s chips were in 43 supercomputers (about 8.6 percent), which was down from 59 six months ago.