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On the contrary, Minato was presented to be far more perfect. He seemed like a good "pretty" boy all throughout life. Kishi never highlighted his flaws & only did so to his strengths.
But he is not, and that's what gives him the edge over Itachi. He is, if anything, far from perfect. Hell, in the war he is downright haunted by his mistakes via Obito, not to mention the interactions with his son. He even undergoes character development from it.
Itachi got depth, he explained his actions & admitted his mistakes & flaws. Lived in the shadows & made countless sacrifices.
In a pure character analysis Itachi takes this by far.
He admitted his mistakes. Okay, and? Itachi's biggest character development in the entire series is ultimately a change of opinion. And not even one presented to him, but one he makes himself. Itachi is so incredibly self reliant and perfect that if he was the main character of this series, he would be a textbook example of a mary sue.
In the end, Itachi as a character holds up very, very poorly.