Mobile Processor comparison!

I'm trying to tell the pros and cons in choosing between. Which one is the better choice? What is each better at?
AMD Phenom(tm) II N620 Dual-Core Processor (2 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
-or-
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-480M Dual Core Processor (2.66GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz

I prefer Intel myself, but here is the passmark results for the AMD, unfortunately they dont have a score for the Intel 480m yet
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+N620+Dual-Core
But if the Intel 460m is any comparison it smokes the AMD
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5+460M+%40+2.53GHz

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