TSMC vs Intel
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.vs
INTCIntel Corporation- TSMC: The world's biggest chip foundry. Makes the most advanced chips for Apple, Nvidia, AMD and others.
- Intel: The legacy x86 leader. Trying a multi-year turnaround focused on foundry services and PC chips.
- Over the past five years TSMC stock returned +299% versus +111% for Intel, in USD. Past performance is not a guide to the future.
- They compete in the same space (Chips & semis), so many investors simply own both through a broad index fund instead of picking a winner.
Shown in USD. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Industry
- Chips & semis, AI
- Chips & semis
- 1Y return (USD)
- +79.7%
- +353.4%
- 3Y return (USD)
- +329.9%
- +212.2%
- 5Y return (USD)
- +299.3%
- +110.9%
- Trades in
- USD
- USD
TSMCTSMThe world's biggest chip foundry. Makes the most advanced chips for Apple, Nvidia, AMD and others.
See full TSMC details →IntelINTCThe legacy x86 leader. Trying a multi-year turnaround focused on foundry services and PC chips.
See full Intel details →
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Frequently asked questions
Which performed better, TSMC or Intel?
Over the past five years TSMC stock returned +299% and Intel returned +111% in US dollars, so TSMC has been the stronger performer in that window. Past performance says little about the future, which is why the chart on this page lets you check other periods too.
Can I buy both TSMC and Intel shares?
Yes. Nothing stops you owning both companies, and many investors do exactly that instead of trying to pick the winner. Both are available to investors worldwide through a broker such as Interactive Brokers.
Is it safer to buy an ETF instead?
A broad index fund holds hundreds of companies at once, usually including both of these, so a single bad year at one business barely dents it. Owning individual shares concentrates that risk, which is why many beginners keep single stocks to a small slice of a mostly fund-based portfolio.