Guoxin Securities·2026-02-09 06:48Investment Rating - The investment rating for the industry is "Outperform" (maintained) [3] Core Insights - The release of the Claude Opus 4.5 model by Anthropic in November 2025 marked a significant turning point for AI agents, leading to a notable increase in CPU demand as it transitioned from a supportive unit to a central scheduling and execution hub [4][6] - The report anticipates a substantial rise in CPU demand driven by the explosion of AI agents, with server CPU configurations evolving from 1:32 to 1:4, and even reaching 1:2 in advanced products [4][60] - The CPU market is expected to experience a price increase due to rising demand, precious metal material costs, and a scarcity of advanced process capacity, with a 10% price increase already observed as of February 2026 [4][66][69] - The report highlights the competitive landscape of the global CPU market, predicting Intel's market share in server CPUs to be around 55% and AMD's to be approximately 40% by 2026, indicating a clear dominance and head effect [4][72] Summary by Sections 01 Phenomenal Events of Agents - The emergence of AI agents is transforming workflows, moving from simple question-answering to complex task execution and result delivery [4][12] 02 Evolution of Opus 4.5 Model - Opus 4.5 has achieved a qualitative leap in delivering complex tasks, acting as a highly autonomous AI engineer capable of managing extensive project files and dependencies [29][33] 03 Explosion of CPU Demand Under Agents - The demand for CPUs is expected to surge as AI agents require more processing power for task execution, orchestration, and high concurrency, with the CPU becoming a critical bottleneck in AI systems [60][61] - The report outlines the four major costs associated with agent tasks that establish the CPU's bottleneck position: tool execution, sandbox isolation, high concurrency, and KV cache [61][62] Market Dynamics - The report discusses the competitive dynamics between x86 and ARM architectures, with x86 maintaining a stronghold in the server market due to its stability and mature software ecosystem, while ARM is gaining traction in energy efficiency and specific ecosystems [80]