timeticks-transact-sql.md

title	@@TIMETICKS (Transact-SQL)
description	@@TIMETICKS (Transact-SQL)
author	MikeRayMSFT
ms.author	mikeray
ms.date	09/18/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	t-sql
ms.topic	reference
f1_keywords	@@TIMETICKS_TSQL @@TIMETICKS
helpviewer_keywords	ticks [SQL Server] @@TIMETICKS function microseconds per tick [SQL Server] time [SQL Server], ticks number of microseconds per tick
dev_langs	TSQL

@@TIMETICKS (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance]

Returns the number of microseconds per tick.

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Syntax

@@TIMETICKS  

Return Types

integer

Remarks

The amount of time per tick is computer-dependent. Each tick on the operating system is 31.25 milliseconds, or one thirty-second of a second.

Examples

SELECT @@TIMETICKS AS 'Time Ticks';  

See Also

System Statistical Functions (Transact-SQL)