Exception Performance Counters

The Performance console .NET CLR Exceptions category includes counters that provide information about the exceptions thrown by an application. The following table describes these performance counters.

Performance counter	Description
# of Exceps Thrown	Displays the total number of exceptions thrown since the application started. This includes both .NET exceptions and unmanaged exceptions that are converted into .NET exceptions. For example, an HRESULT returned from unmanaged code is converted to an exception in managed code. This counter includes both handled and unhandled exceptions. Exceptions that are rethrown are counted again.
# of Exceps Thrown / Sec	Displays the number of exceptions thrown per second. This includes both .NET exceptions and unmanaged exceptions that are converted into .NET exceptions. For example, an HRESULT returned from unmanaged code is converted to an exception in managed code. This counter includes both handled and unhandled exceptions. It is not an average over time; it displays the difference between the values observed in the last two samples divided by the duration of the sample interval. This counter is an indicator of potential performance problems if a large (>100s) number of exceptions are thrown.
# of Filters / Sec	Displays the number of .NET exception filters executed per second. An exception filter evaluates regardless of whether an exception is handled. This counter is not an average over time; it displays the difference between the values observed in the last two samples divided by the duration of the sample interval.
# of Finallys / Sec	Displays the number of finally blocks executed per second. A finally block is guaranteed to be executed regardless of how the try block was exited. Only the finally blocks executed for an exception are counted; finally blocks on normal code paths are not counted by this counter. This counter is not an average over time; it displays the difference between the values observed in the last two samples divided by the duration of the sample interval.
Throw to Catch Depth / Sec	Displays the number of stack frames traversed, from the frame that threw the exception to the frame that handled the exception, per second. This counter resets to zero when an exception handler is entered, so nested exceptions show the handler-to-handler stack depth. This counter is not an average over time; it displays the difference between the values observed in the last two samples divided by the duration of the sample interval.

See Also

Reference

Runtime Profiling

Other Resources

Performance Counters in the .NET Framework
Handling and Throwing Exceptions