MultiTouch TouchPad versus Mouse – which is more powerful?

There are old questions here from the 2012 era before MultiTouch became popular in both TouchScreens and TouchPads. Users tend to forget that using more than one finger is where the power comes in. One finger is mouse-like, using two or more fingers opens up many more gestures. Forgetting about TouchSreens for a moment and focusing on which provides more efficiency and empowers the user more, what wins, the mouse or a multiTouch TouchPad? Are their studies?