cputime
Elapsed CPU time
Syntax
cputime
Description
cputimereturns the total CPU time (in seconds) used by your MATLAB®application from the time it was started. This number can overflow the internal representation and wrap around.
Examples
The following code returns the CPU time used to runsurf(peaks(40)).
t = cputime; surf(peaks(40)); e = cputime-t e = 0.4667
Tips
To measure performance, it is recommended that you use thetimeitorticandtocfunctions. For more information, seeUsing tic and toc Versus the cputime Function.
Introduced before R2006a
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