an amd 5600 draws less power at idle than an e6600.
just thought i would clear that up.
and by the way, here are some benches that the 5600 scores better in:
AMD's Athlon 64 X2 5600+
because it all depends on the app...amd will almost always beat the comprable intel in cinebench. and looking at most sets of benchmarks, the amds are not being destroyed by the intels. they are slower most of the time, that is a fact.
it depends on the equipment and many other factors...we all know that.
p.s. i can overclock my cheap (65.00) x2 3600 to 3ghz with my cheap
(70.00) abit nf4 ultra mobo. thats 135.00 for an x2 6000, basically.
and i know that it uses less power than a 6000 or a c2d.
my point is, if you take the time, you can usually get comprable performance out of cheaper parts.