| The wait type CXPACKET is ranked #3 by Stedman Solutions and Database Health Monitor. Wait statistics, in the context of SQL Server, refer to the amount of time that a query spends waiting to access data in the database. When a client application requests data from the database, the request is placed in a queue and the client application must wait for its turn to access the data. The time that the query spends waiting is called a "wait" and is tracked by SQL Server. This information can be used to identify potential performance bottlenecks and optimize the performance of the database. Wait statistics are commonly used by database administrators to diagnose and troubleshoot performance issues in SQL Server. The CXPACKET wait type is a common wait type that occurs in SQL Server when a query is executing in parallel. This means that the query is being executed by multiple threads at the same time, with each thread working on a different part of the query. The CXPACKET wait type indicates that SQL Server is waiting for all of the threads to finish before it can complete the query. Applies toRelated WaitsCXCONSUMERSee AlsoAll Wait Types |  |