After some further testing, I was able to confirm a performance decrease when throttling the GPU's PCIe connection with x8 3.0 connection instead of my ordinarily used x16 3.0 PCI connection.
In other words; I highly suspect the New York area + KJFK addon requires additional system properties on top of MSFS recommended system specifications and the area on itself is already on the verge of system requirements.
For payware, these things should be noted and be given up front of purchase just like any other software. Instead it does seem common for payware to just buy it before you know it works on your system or not. At the very least some note on performance should be noted regarding the system. Until I see a change in policy regarding payware performance, I see no reason to buy any payware from now on honestly (and that's too bad bec it's quite wonderful what's possible with MSFS).
Regardless, if some conclusion shows up after research; sharing would be appreciated