Front USB speed issues

[SirDarknight]

Well, I always suspected that I didn't get proper transfer speed on my front panel USB 3.0 ports. But, I never really tested them. Yesterday I got myself a new portable 1TB HDD and that's when I really felt the problem on my ports.

This is from the rear/motherboard USB 3.0 ports:







Now, in the front ports:

 

[Rdslw]

looks like usb-2 speeds tier ? are you sure its 3.0 or 3.1 ?

 

[SirDarknight]

looks like usb-2 speeds tier ? are you sure its 3.0 or 3.1 ?

Yes, I built the PC myself, I connected the USB 3.0 header on the motherboard.
And the mobo website says this: