Overview
The Visual Studio Performance Tools provide a comprehensive suite for diagnosing and improving application performance. They integrate seamlessly with the IDE and support native, .NET, and mixed-language projects.
CPU Usage Tool
Capture detailed CPU consumption data, view call stacks, and identify hot paths.
CPU Usage Timeline (placeholder)
dotnet-counters monitor --process-id <PID>
Memory Usage Tool
Analyze memory allocation patterns, find leaks, and inspect object lifetimes.
Memory Snapshot (placeholder)
dotnet-gcdump collect --process-id <PID>
Concurrency Visualizer
Visualize thread activity, synchronization, and contention points.
Concurrency Timeline (placeholder)
Performance Wizard
Guided wizard to set up performance profiling sessions quickly.
Step 1 – Choose Target
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Select the application or process you want to profile.
Step 2 – Select Tools
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Choose from CPU, Memory, I/O, and GPU profiling options.
Step 3 – Run Session
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Start the profiling session and let the wizard collect data.