I can only speak on the registration section and not licensing...
Looking next door at the licensing area- they get busy FAST. And the line appeared to be moving slow.
I arrived at around 8:10am on a Friday. I walked in and there were 2 different lines: one for registration renewals and another for new titles/registration which keeps things moving pretty staggered instead of a total stand still. The line was moving pretty fast even though it was packed.
Being in other people's business and overhearing conversations I could tell that all the employees actually knew what they were talking about and seemed to care. I was done by 9:45am after getting a title transferred in my name (took longer since I had to make an ATM trip to the next room and take a phone call). I have had several awful DMV experiences and this has been the only visit that I have actually left in a decent mood.