Business Winstone
At stock speeds, the 65nm AMD Athlon X2 5000+ slightly outperforms its 90nm predecessor, and it also outperforms the Core 2 Duo E4300, E6300 and E6400!
Creative Content
For content creation, at stock speeds we again have the 65nm 5000+ outperforming the Core 2 Duo's its going up against!
It looks like for every day office use, the Athlon 64 X2 5000+ is an excellent choice.