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The reality is that you can expect a lot and expect nothing. It really depends on where your setup, comfort level, etc is with your current suspension - AND - how well your new bits are setup for you.
The "best" suspension components that are not setup correctly to meet your needs as a rider can be far and away worse than stock stuff that is in the ballpark. Now in reality it is likely that since you are dropping the cash on these that you will have a suspension tuner/someone familiar with the components dial the bike in for you as well. In that case you are likely to enjoy a smoother more controlled suspension action that will provide you more confidence. But its possible you won't really be able to notice the benefits at first at all.
Case in point. My brother has a '06 636 that had stock forks that were freshly serviced with correct rate springs in them. They were setup as well as they could be given factory valving for his weight and riding style. He upgraded to AK20s, again with correct rate springs and optimized valving. He went NO FASTER his first event on the bike. As time went on and he became aware of the information the carts were giving him that the stock valving wasn't, he grew more confident in the front end and went faster.
Once your in the ball park in terms of spring rate and damping profile, suspension action can be a very subjective thing. Each rider and bike combination can be different.
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