Compact Flash Sata Adapter Compact Flash VS. Hard Drive. Which One Is Faster?

Compact Flash VS. Hard Drive. Which one is faster? - compact flash sata adapter

Can someone tell me, is a Compact Flash card is faster than a hard drive from a laptop that is running in 5400 (SATA) and a hard drive running at 7200 rpm (SATA).

How fast must Compact Flash I, in order to overcome the hard disk.

Thanks