Jun 10, 2026, 12:03 PM ET, , , , , , , , , , , Summary GPUs have dominated the AI data center discussion at the expense of CPUs for years, but agentic AI is changing the calculus on attach rates. Orchestration is one of the tasks that CPUs do best—allowing CPUs to address a major choke point in scaling agentic AI. Forecasts from company executives and analysts alike all tell the same story—CPUs are expected to go from a low-growth technology to achieving CAGR’s above 30%.