How to: Retrieve Raw Performance Counter Values

You retrieve raw performance counter values by retrieving the current value of the RawValue property on the PerformanceCounter class.

To retrieve a counter's raw value

1. Create a PerformanceCounter instance and configure it to interact with the desired category and counter. For more information, see How to: Create PerformanceCounter Component Instances or How to: Configure PerformanceCounter Component Instances.

2. Retrieve the current value of the RawValue property.

   The following example illustrates how to use the RawValue property to retrieve the current value of the % Processor Time counter:

   Dim MyCounter As New PerformanceCounter()
   MyCounter.CategoryName = "Processor"
   MyCounter.CounterName = "% Processor Time"
   MyCounter.InstanceName = "_Total" 
   Dim raw As Int64
   raw = MyCounter.RawValue
   

        System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter myCounter =
              new System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter();
           myCounter.CategoryName = "Processor";
           myCounter.CounterName = "% Processor Time";
           myCounter.InstanceName = "_Total";
           long raw = myCounter.RawValue;
   

See Also

Tasks

How to: Retrieve Calculated Performance Counter Values

How to: Retrieve Performance Counter Samples

How to: Retrieve Lists of Counters and Categories

Concepts

Performance Counter Value Retrieval