How do I read the sim performance stats?

This article is part of the Extended Second Life Knowledge Base that includes advanced and specialized information. This information was originally provided by Linden Lab, but is not actively maintained nor guaranteed to be accurate. Linden Lab does not certify nor assume any responsibility for this information.

See the official Second Life Knowledge Base for the most current information.

Note: The following info was written during the time of Second Life 1.7, a much older version, so some of the following is deprecated.

Much of this information is covered in the Statistics Bar Guide.

If you're curious about simulator class and how it relates to performance, see the following blog posts:

• "Looking forward to Class 5"
• "Updated information about Private Regions"
• "Changes to the class 3 upgrade offer"