Retrieving date in sql server, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP vs GetDate()

Question

Using SQL Server - which is the fastest or best practice method to use for date retrieval? Is there a difference?

Answer 1

CURRENT_TIMESTAMP is part of the ANSI SQL spec. GETDATE() is a SQL Server-specific function inherited from the original Sybase code on which SQL Server is based.

They do exactly the same thing, though.