XP Pro vs XP Home Edition

I have XP Pro on my pc with a 1.1 GHz processor and 384 MB of memory ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD. A friend
bought a new Dell with a 2.3 GHz processor and 512 MB of memory with XP Home Edition. I transferred the contents of a CD to my pc in about 3 minutes wheras it took my friend about 11 minutes. That was hard to believe. Can XP Pro be that much faster?