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title: "Difference Between GETDATE and SYSDATETIME"  
description: "Difference Between GETDATE and SYSDATETIME"  
author: "Amit Singh"  
published: 2010-12-13  
updated: 2020-09-21  
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# Difference Between GETDATE and SYSDATETIME

When we use GETDATE the precision is till miliseconds and in case of SYSDATETIME the precision is till nanoseconds.

## Answers

### Answer by Amit Singh

When we use GETDATE the precision is till miliseconds and in case of SYSDATETIME the precision is till nanoseconds.


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