Your link goes to some BBC news site. I suppose what you're trying to link is
here.
The results are not surprising at all. AMD has lead the way in performance as it pertains to the PC gaming enthusiast for years now. One would be daft to bother with Intel in this application unless cost is an issue and the price-to-performance ratio is really great.
Now, what I'd really like to see is a review that puts AMD's FX-57 chip up against their Dual Core X2 4800+. I have a feeling which might win, and the dual core chip is still cheaper than the FX-57 by a good bit...a difference that could be the biggest deciding factor in which of those two chips gives the most bang for their buck.