I last tested the two films, 35mm, a long time ago. For printing to 10x8 or 12x16, I preferred HP5+, chiefly for the grain pattern. It was a personal preference, not an absolute 'better'. I don't think I've ever done densitometry on these films.(posted 8694 days ago)Scanning is a different ballgame to printing, and could easily lead to different preferences.