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Minecraft: Java Edition cover artvsThe Medium cover art

Minecraft: Java EditionvsThe Medium

Minecraft: Java Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Medium leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Minecraft: Java EditionThe Medium

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Minecraft: Java Edition leans harder on variance: world gen and mob spawns randomized

Optimization8 vs 7

Minecraft: Java Edition leans harder on optimization: redstone, base/resource routing solvable systems

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Minecraft: Java Edition

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The Medium