Apart from 5+ seconds by default monitored to see the impact Why not try with both nomonitor and monitor hint and compare On Mar 15, 2013 6:45 PM, "Josh Collier" <Josh.Collier@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Does the /*+ monitor */ hint affect performance at all? > Thanks for your help! > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l