head to head
vs
Minecraft: Java EditionvsX3: Reunion
Minecraft: Java Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); X3: Reunion leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Minecraft: Java EditionX3: Reunion
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 9
X3: Reunion leans harder on optimization: Building optimal trade loops and factory empires IS the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.