So does that mean to the computer user stoically waiting for tasks to finish ?

On this subject computer

onboard USB2.0 , first 2056 files only 

via USB3.0 pci-e 1x host bus adapter card 

A reduction of about 40 seconds in 324 seconds , handy but not really impressive, could there be other system processing characteristics that is affecting performance ?

Is an exec model , small form factor - not exactly gamer spec

Small internal area restricted air flow , home office design level, tiny northbridge heatsink - system now now with a ssd and max memory , modern spec security running in the back ground - could the chipset have been overheating, and so slowing the system to maintain function with stability ? 

Check out by replacing the oem heatsink with a larger capacity heatsink 

Well for my computer that has turned out very satisfactory , even for this inept owner 

So stodgy computer performance for a particular task may not be a device compatibility or resource usage problem but a heat issue