https://www.sqlserver70.com/tags/cpu-time/Recent content in Cpu Time on SQL Server ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenSQLServer70.comFri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/profile-stored-procedure-performance-sys-dm-exec-procedure-stats/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/profile-stored-procedure-performance-sys-dm-exec-procedure-stats/ <p>A DMV query that grinds to five or ten minutes against a large plan cache is a real failure mode, not a hypothetical one — joining <code>sys.dm_exec_query_stats</code> to <code>sys.dm_exec_sql_text</code> row by row scales badly once the cache holds enough plans. <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-objects/sys-dm-exec-procedure-stats-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver17">sys.dm_exec_procedure_stats</a> exists to sidestep exactly that cost: one row per cached stored procedure, already rolled up by execution count, CPU time, reads, and elapsed time, with an <code>object_id</code> column that resolves to a name without touching the slow per-statement text function at all.</p>