What are some commonly used Performance Monitor (perfmon) counter thresholds?

Answer
This article lists some common perfmon counters with descriptions and thresholds.
The threshold values listed here are meant for use as a general 'rule-of-thumb' and
each should be interpreted in context of the specific performance issue currently at
hand.

When using these values, keep the following in mind:

1. The threshold values provided below are averages, not min/max and are only
useful when looked at within a meaningful time-period as the following points
help to clarify.
2. What is the time range captured in the perfmon data set?
3. Extreme highs and lows within the time-range of the capture can result
in less-useful averages. In these cases, try to narrow the time range and then
look at counter values around the time(s) when the poor performance was
observed.
4. In general, to be considered a genuine bottleneck, a given counter's threshold
must be exceeded either on average, or on a frequent basis, during the time
period being analyzed.
5. This is not meant to be a comprehensive nor definitive reference.

Object

Counter

Des
cript
ion

Normal
range

Threshold

.NET
CLR
Memo
ry

% Time in
GC.<Insta
nceName>

%
Time
in
GC
is
the
perc
enta
ge of
elap
sed
time
that
was
spen
t in
perfo
rmin
ga
garb
age
colle
ction
(GC)
sinc
e the
last
GC
cycle
.
This
coun
ter is
usua
lly
an
indic
ator

<30%

>=30%