When you turn on this option, it will display the number of milliseconds required to parse, compile, and execute each statement. By default, this option is disabled.

SET STATISTICS TIME ON;
GO
SELECT * FROM [HUMANRESOURCES].[EMPLOYEE]

Output: -

SQL Server parse and compile time:

 CPU time = 0 ms, elapsed time = 1 ms.

(290 row(s) affected)

SQL Server Execution Times:

 CPU time = 0 ms, elapsed time = 60 ms.

Reference : Rohit Garg (http://mssqlfun.com/)

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