Here's a great source for comparison
http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...521&cid=2&pg=8
http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...521&cid=2&pg=9

CPU bound benchmarks on stock clocks...

CineBench 10 32-bit
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 ... 11165
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 ... 10506
Phenom II X4 ................. 9754

3Mark06 CPU score
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 .... 4783
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 .... 4483
Phenom II X4 ................... 4483

Aquamark3 CPU score
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 .... 19129
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 .... 18117
Phenom II X4 ................... 15745

Those Expreview leaked AMD slides are for real after all.