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No real way of knowing until you get out there. I rode fixed for two years solid and actually found my first few weeks i was slower with gears i guess due to the momentum that riding fixed brings, you should see a good improvement on hills however that is if you are using your gears correctly and spinning for the win, and feel fresher.
On a personal note i would average about 17.2 over a rolling route near me, when on gears my average is 18.5-19 solo but this is obviously very subjective to terrain. Head wind blah blah so i tend not to even worry about average speed as way to many things can factor in.
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I'm just getting to the end of the build of my first road bike (Ritchey Road logic) having only ridden fixed with strava I would normally average between 16/17 MPH on a normal 50 ish mile route.
How much faster do you think I'll be with gears and a freewheel, all things being equal and working on the idea that gears are to make you faster rather than life easier. (if that makes sense)