Duration unit in SQL Server trace file

As CPU is in milliseconds.From the beginning with SQL Server 2005, the server reports the duration of an event in microseconds (one millionth, or 10-6 of a second) and the amount of CPU time used by the event in milliseconds (one thousandth, or 10-3 of a second). Even in SQL Server 2000, the server reported both duration and CPU time in milliseconds. In SQL Server 2005 and later, the SQL Server Profiler graphical user interface displays the Duration column in milliseconds by default, but when a trace is saved to either a file or a database table, the Duration column value is written in microseconds.

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SQL Server 2005 and later, duration is in microseconds when saved to a file or a table, and (by default) milliseconds on the GUI.

The SQL Server Profiler graphical user interface displays the Duration column in milliseconds by default, but when a trace is saved to either a file or a database table, the Duration column value is written in microseconds.

View and Analyze Traces with SQL Server Profiler

The visualization in SQL Server Profiler can be changed in the General Options:

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