Sub-millisecond precision timing in C or C++

Question

What techniques / methods exist for getting sub-millisecond precision timing data in C or C++, and what precision and accuracy do they provide? I\'m looking for methods tha

Answer 1

A combination of GetSystemTimeAsFileTime and QueryPerformanceCounter can result in a reliable suite of code to obtain microsecond resolution time services on windows.

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