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<function name="SysTime" parent="Global" type="libraryfunc"> <description>Returns a highly accurate time in seconds since the start up, ideal for benchmarking. Unlike <page>Global.RealTime</page>, this value will be updated any time the function is called, allowing for sub-think precision.</description> <realm>Shared and Menu</realm> <rets> <ret name="" type="number">Uptime of the server.</ret> </rets> </function> <example> <description>Prints the runtime</description> <code>print(SysTime())</code> <output>1654.4422888037</output> </example> <example> <description>Typical usage of this function for benchmarking</description> <code> local SysTime = SysTime local Distance = FindMetaTable("Vector").Distance local vec1 = Vector(1, 2, 3) local vec2 = Vector(13, 26, -10) local count = 10000 local StartTime = SysTime() for i = 1, count do -- Repeat an action 10,000 times to check how long it takes on average -- Example action: Distance(vec1 , vec2) end local EndTime = SysTime() local TotalTime = EndTime - StartTime local AverageTime = TotalTime / count print("Total: " .. TotalTime .. " seconds. Average: " .. AverageTime .. " seconds.") </code> <outputfixedwidth>Fixed width</outputfixedwidth> <output>Total: 0.0099969995115998 seconds. Average: 9.9969995115998e-07 seconds.</output> <output> ``` Total: 0.0099969995115998 seconds. Average: 9.9969995115998e-07 seconds. ``` </output> </example>