Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25319479-20180531110046/@comment-1512913-20180531152643

The difference between Part I. Gaara and Shinki is, that Gaara fought with murderous intent, he was basically slaughtering people without holding back most of the time, while Shinki isn't an insane murderer.

So I would wager that Part I. Gaara was stronger than Shinki, but only because he wasn't holding back. If Shinki weren't holding back, he would be stronger than Gaara.