Low-Power Face-Off: AMD's Athlon X2 Vs. Intel's Core 2 Duo

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AMD Low Power CPU AMD Athlon X2 5050e (65 nm, 2.6 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache, ADH5050IAA5DO, Brisbane G2, TDP 45 W)
AMD Standard Power CPU AMD Athlon X2 5400+ Black Edition (65 nm, 2.8 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache, ADO5400IAA5DS, Brisbane G2, TDP 65 W)
Intel Low Power CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s (45 nm, 2.83 GHz, 12 MB L2 Cache, TDP 65 W, Rev. E0)Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200s (45 nm, 2.33 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, TDP 65 W, Rev. R0)
Intel Standard Power CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 (45 nm, 3.16 GHz, 6 MB L2 Cache, 65 W TDP, Rev. E0)Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 (45 nm, 2.53 GHz, 3 MB L2 Cache, 65 W TDP, Rev. M0)
AMD Motherboard (Socket AM2+) Gigabyte MA78GM-US2H (Rev. 1.0) Chipset: AMD780G, SB700 BIOS: F2 (01/02/2009)
Intel Motherboard ( Socket LGA775) Intel DG45ID (Rev. 1.0) Chipset: Intel G45, ICH10R BIOS: 0089 (01/09/2009)
RAM 2x 2 GB DDR2-1066 (Crucial CT25664AA1067) operated at DDR2-800 (CL4-4-4-12)
HDD Western Digital Caviar SE 16, 500 GB (WD5000AAKS) 7,200 RPM, SATA/300, 16 MB Cache
Blu-Ray Drive LG GGW-H20L, SATA/150
Power Supply Fortron FSP220-60LE, 220 W