Getting timings data. To take timings, run /timings on; Then, leave it for a few minutes, then run /timings paste; Use the page given by /timings paste to display the output in a graphical format; Understanding timings Minecraft's game loop runs on ticks. There are 20 ticks in 1 second, meaning that one tick should happen every 50 milliseconds. More @Wikipedia
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