Is the 383 a better engine, or does the 440 just have more displacement?

ive driven both, back in the day. both in police cars and also in the daily driver roadrunners, bees, etc. (you know back when you could buy one for 500.00 bucks.

the 440 will get up and go a little (very little) slower than the 383 (can't tell you if it was HP or Tor) then the big boy would start feeling its oaks and get down to business on the top end. now thinking that none of them was a low gear rear end, the 383 would scream a lot quicker than the 440 but the 440 would top out a lot more later. all things considered, today i would ride with the 383, i had less problems with them. reminder im talking old school stock the way they came. :)