head to head
vs
Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsvsWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War leans Reads (Grand Arena).
Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans harder on variance: Fog, map gen, civ matchups
Optimization8 vs 7
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans harder on optimization: Build orders refined over two decades
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.