diff --git a/source/frontends/common2/CMakeLists.txt b/source/frontends/common2/CMakeLists.txt
index 7431ed5d..ec55cab1 100644
--- a/source/frontends/common2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/frontends/common2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ add_library(common2 STATIC
   configuration.cpp
   programoptions.cpp
   utils.cpp
+  timer.cpp
   )
 
 find_package(Boost REQUIRED
diff --git a/source/frontends/common2/timer.cpp b/source/frontends/common2/timer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba5b7d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/frontends/common2/timer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "frontends/common2/timer.h"
+
+#include <ostream>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <iomanip>
+
+Timer::Timer()
+  : mySum(0)
+  , mySum2(0)
+  , myN(0)
+{
+  tic();
+}
+
+void Timer::tic()
+{
+  myT0 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+}
+
+void Timer::toc()
+{
+  const auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+  const auto micros = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(now - myT0).count();
+  const double s = micros * 0.000001;
+  mySum += s;
+  mySum2 += s * 2;
+  ++myN;
+  myT0 = now;
+}
+
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Timer & timer)
+{
+  const double m1 = timer.mySum / timer.myN;
+  const double m2 = timer.mySum2 / timer.myN;
+  const double std = std::sqrt(std::max(0.0, m2 - m1 * m1));
+  const double scale = 1000;
+  os << std::fixed << std::setprecision(2);
+  os << "total = " << std::setw(9) << timer.mySum * scale;
+  os << ", average = " << std::setw(9) << m1 * scale;
+  os << ", std = " << std::setw(9) << std * scale;
+  os << ", n = " << std::setw(6) << timer.myN;
+  return os;
+}
diff --git a/source/frontends/common2/timer.h b/source/frontends/common2/timer.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bc57e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/frontends/common2/timer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include <chrono>
+#include <iosfwd>
+
+class Timer
+{
+public:
+  Timer();
+  void tic();
+  void toc();
+
+  friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Timer & timer);
+
+private:
+
+  std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> myT0;
+
+  double mySum;
+  double mySum2;
+  int myN;
+};
+
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Timer & timer);
diff --git a/source/frontends/sa2/main.cpp b/source/frontends/sa2/main.cpp
index 3d10a5ab..f7816cd0 100644
--- a/source/frontends/sa2/main.cpp
+++ b/source/frontends/sa2/main.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <SDL.h>
 #include <memory>
-#include <chrono>
 
 #include "linux/interface.h"
 #include "linux/windows/misc.h"
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "frontends/common2/configuration.h"
 #include "frontends/common2/utils.h"
 #include "frontends/common2/programoptions.h"
+#include "frontends/common2/timer.h"
 #include "frontends/sa2/emulator.h"
 #include "frontends/sa2/gamepad.h"
 #include "frontends/sa2/sdirectsound.h"
@@ -141,14 +141,19 @@ namespace
   {
     Emulator * emulator;
     SDL_mutex * mutex;
+    Timer * timer;
   };
 
   Uint32 emulator_callback(Uint32 interval, void *param)
   {
     Data * data = static_cast<Data *>(param);
     SDL_LockMutex(data->mutex);
+
+    data->timer->tic();
     const int uCyclesToExecute = int(g_fCurrentCLK6502 * interval * 0.001);
     data->emulator->executeCycles(uCyclesToExecute);
+    data->timer->toc();
+
     SDL_UnlockMutex(data->mutex);
     return interval;
   }
@@ -240,6 +245,12 @@ void run_sdl(int argc, const char * argv [])
 
   Emulator emulator(win, ren, tex);
 
+  Timer global;
+  Timer updateTextureTimer;
+  Timer refreshScreenTimer;
+  Timer cpuTimer;
+  Timer eventTimer;
+
   if (options.multiThreaded)
   {
     std::shared_ptr<SDL_mutex> mutex(SDL_CreateMutex(), SDL_DestroyMutex);
@@ -247,6 +258,7 @@ void run_sdl(int argc, const char * argv [])
     Data data;
     data.mutex = mutex.get();
     data.emulator = &emulator;
+    data.timer = &cpuTimer;
 
     const SDL_TimerID timer = SDL_AddTimer(options.timerInterval, emulator_callback, &data);
 
@@ -254,8 +266,12 @@ void run_sdl(int argc, const char * argv [])
     do
     {
       SDL_LockMutex(data.mutex);
+
+      eventTimer.tic();
       SDirectSound::writeAudio();
       emulator.processEvents(quit);
+      eventTimer.toc();
+
       if (options.looseMutex)
       {
 	// loose mutex
@@ -265,14 +281,22 @@ void run_sdl(int argc, const char * argv [])
 	// pixels are not atomic, so a pixel error could happen (if pixel changes while being read)
 	// on the positive side this will release pressure from CPU and allow for more parallelism
       }
+
+      updateTextureTimer.tic();
       const SDL_Rect rect = emulator.updateTexture();
+      updateTextureTimer.toc();
+
       if (!options.looseMutex)
       {
 	// safe mutex, only unlock after texture has been updated
 	// this will stop the CPU for longer
 	SDL_UnlockMutex(data.mutex);
       }
+
+      refreshScreenTimer.tic();
       emulator.refreshVideo(rect);
+      refreshScreenTimer.toc();
+
     } while (!quit);
 
     SDL_RemoveTimer(timer);
@@ -286,16 +310,39 @@ void run_sdl(int argc, const char * argv [])
     const int fps = getFPS();
     bool quit = false;
     const int uCyclesToExecute = int(g_fCurrentCLK6502 / fps);
+
+    Timer emulatorTimer;
+    Timer videoTimer;
+
     do
     {
+      eventTimer.tic();
       SDirectSound::writeAudio();
       emulator.processEvents(quit);
+      eventTimer.toc();
+
+      cpuTimer.tic();
       emulator.executeCycles(uCyclesToExecute);
+      cpuTimer.toc();
+
+      updateTextureTimer.tic();
       const SDL_Rect rect = emulator.updateTexture();
+      updateTextureTimer.toc();
+
+      refreshScreenTimer.tic();
       emulator.refreshVideo(rect);
+      refreshScreenTimer.toc();
     } while (!quit);
   }
 
+  global.toc();
+
+  std::cerr << "Global:  " << global << std::endl;
+  std::cerr << "Texture: " << updateTextureTimer << std::endl;
+  std::cerr << "Screen:  " << refreshScreenTimer << std::endl;
+  std::cerr << "CPU:     " << cpuTimer << std::endl;
+  std::cerr << "Events:  " << eventTimer << std::endl;
+
   SDirectSound::stop();
   stopEmulator();
   uninitialiseEmulator();