head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
A tower-defense gacha where carefully placed operators hold lanes against scripted waves.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
Optimising a daily calendar and persona fusion economy against scripted turn-based combat.
Arknights leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona 3 FES leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Arknights
Deployment is unhurried and pausable
Persona 3 FES
Menu-driven turn battles need no physical skill
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Arknights
Enemies follow published routes
Persona 3 FES
Shadow AI is scripted weakness-exploitation, never adaptive
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Arknights
Gacha rolls shape your roster
Persona 3 FES
Tartarus floors, shuffle cards and fusion outcomes are randomised
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Arknights
Operator placement puzzles are fully solvable
Persona 3 FES
Social link scheduling and persona fusion are a solvable calendar
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.