Is AMD Turion 64 X2 equivalent of Intel Core Duo?

Re: Is AMD Turion 64 X2 equivalent of Intel Core Duo?

The reason I asked is because I still haven't ended my search for a laptop. I've seen a number of HP laptops with AMD processors. I have an idea about the Intel processors, but I'm completely clueless when it comes to AMD processors. I don't wanna end up buying an AMD, which would be an equivalent to Intel M/Centrino for instance, when I can very well go for something equivalent of Core Duo or Core 2 Duo.