>>>Of course local data will be faster than network data. A hard drive controller has much higher throughput than a network card. Comparing those is like like comparing apples and oranges.
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>>Everyone knows oranges have a much higher throughput than apples.
>But what about bananas?

It's a completely different protocol, and it's really hard to compare. It's like comparing rollerblades vs ice skates - there are similarities, some aspects really are comparable, but you'd never try to replace one with the other.