How does GC pause affect P99 latency?

A 200 ms stop-the-world GC pause occurring once every 10 seconds adds ~200 ms to all requests processed during the pause. At P99, GC pauses are often the dominant latency source in JVM applications.

How do ZGC and Shenandoah compare to G1GC?

ZGC and Shenandoah are concurrent collectors with sub-millisecond pauses. G1GC pauses are 10–200 ms. For latency-sensitive services with P99 < 100 ms SLAs, ZGC or Shenandoah is strongly recommended over G1GC.

Garbage Collection Pause Time Impact Calculator

Calculate effective throughput reduction from GC stop-the-world pauses: throughput = (1 − GC_time/total_time). Maps GC overhead to P99 latency impact for latency-sensitive services.

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Calculate effective throughput reduction from GC stop-the-world pauses: throughput = (1 − GC_time/total_time). Maps GC overhead to P99 latency impact for latency-sensitive services

Each component has a specific meaning:

GC stop-the-world pauses: throughput = — The gc stop-the-world pauses: throughput = recorded for the scenario being assessed.

Note: Interpret the gc pause impact result against the thresholds and context described above.

How to Use

Enter the GC stop-the-world pauses: throughput = for the scenario you are assessing. Calculate effective throughput reduction from GC stop-the-world pauses: throughput = (1 − GC_time/total_time). Maps GC overhead to P99 latency impact for latency-sensitive services. Use the gc pause impact result to inform your calculation.