head to head
vs
Shenzhen I/OvsSimCity 3000
Shenzhen I/O leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimCity 3000 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Shenzhen I/OSimCity 3000
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 2
SimCity 3000 leans harder on variance: Random disasters and neighbor deal timing.
Optimization10 vs 9
Shenzhen I/O leans harder on optimization: Programming microcontrollers in minimal instructions to pass exact circuit specifications
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.