Minimal exception speed test case

main.c

#include <Windows.h>
#include <iostream>

// exception handler
int EmuException(LPEXCEPTION_POINTERS e)
{
	// Increment EIP to skip the faulting instruction
	e->ContextRecord->Eip += 1;
	return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION;
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
	int number = 0;
	int iterations = 1000000;


	__try {
		std::cout << "Timing " << iterations << " iterations with No Exceptions" << std::endl;
		ULONGLONG  start = GetTickCount64();

		for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
			number++;
		}

		std::cout << "Execution took " << (GetTickCount64() - start) << "ms" << std::endl;
		
		number = 0;

		start = GetTickCount64();

		std::cout << "Timing " << iterations << " iterations with Exceptions" << std::endl;
		for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
			_asm{ int 3 };
		}

		std::cout << "Execution took " << (GetTickCount64() - start) << "ms" << std::endl;
	} __except (EmuException(GetExceptionInformation()))
	{
		printf("Emu: WARNING!! Problem with ExceptionFilter\n");
	}

	std::cout << "Completed!";
	for (;;);
}