Hexus takes a look at QuadFX in the exact environment that AMD wants it to run, while comparing it to Core2 Quad along the way. Now, while I can certainly say that the benchmarks do tell a story, it's definitely not a trouncing, especially when you take into consideration that the architecture in AMDs chips is the elder of the two...

"AMD's primary claim for Quad FX is that it's ideal for running lots and lots of apps at the same time, with acceptable performance in every single one. AMD has coined a new term to describe this - megatasking. In this article we put that claim to the test, pitting Quad FX against Core 2 Quad and the dual-core competition."