diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/ntapi.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/ntapi.c
index 0d622696cef..deb21ad9f0b 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/ntapi.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/ntapi.c
@@ -890,6 +890,14 @@ NtInitializeRegistry(IN USHORT Flag)
     /* Always do this as kernel mode */
     if (KeGetPreviousMode() == UserMode) return ZwInitializeRegistry(Flag);
 
+    /* Enough of the system has booted by now */
+    BootCyclesEnd = __rdtsc();
+    DPRINT1("Boot took %I64d cycles!\n", BootCyclesEnd - BootCycles);
+    DPRINT1("Interrupts: %d System Calls: %d Context Switches: %d\n",
+            KeGetCurrentPrcb()->InterruptCount,
+            KeGetCurrentPrcb()->KeSystemCalls,
+            KeGetContextSwitches(KeGetCurrentPrcb()));
+            
     /* Validate flag */
     if (Flag > CM_BOOT_FLAG_MAX) return STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/ke.h b/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/ke.h
index 8f70db9a369..e2e63172ec0 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/ke.h
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/ke.h
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ extern ULONG_PTR KiBugCheckData[5];
 extern ULONG KiFreezeFlag;
 extern ULONG KiDPCTimeout;
 extern PGDI_BATCHFLUSH_ROUTINE KeGdiFlushUserBatch;
+extern ULONGLONG BootCycles, BootCyclesEnd;
+extern ULONG ProcessCount;
 
 /* MACROS *************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ke/i386/kiinit.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ke/i386/kiinit.c
index 10e47627316..ea7f140ac39 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ke/i386/kiinit.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ke/i386/kiinit.c
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ ULONG_PTR KiDoubleFaultStack = (ULONG_PTR)&KiDoubleFaultStackData[KERNEL_STACK_S
 KSPIN_LOCK KiFreezeExecutionLock;
 KSPIN_LOCK Ki486CompatibilityLock;
 
+/* Perf */
+ULONG ProcessCount;
+ULONGLONG BootCycles, BootCyclesEnd;
+
 /* FUNCTIONS *****************************************************************/
 
 VOID
@@ -683,6 +687,9 @@ KiSystemStartup(IN PLOADER_PARAMETER_BLOCK LoaderBlock)
     PKTSS Tss;
     PKIPCR Pcr;
     
+    /* Boot cycles timestamp */
+    BootCycles = __rdtsc();
+    
     /* Check if we are being booted from FreeLDR */
     if (!((ULONG_PTR)LoaderBlock & 0x80000000)) KiRosPrepareForSystemStartup((PROS_LOADER_PARAMETER_BLOCK)LoaderBlock);
 
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/process.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/process.c
index 2cc0c4f6ae2..5b904f2504e 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/process.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/process.c
@@ -843,6 +843,18 @@ PspCreateProcess(OUT PHANDLE ProcessHandle,
 
     /* Run the Notification Routines */
     PspRunCreateProcessNotifyRoutines(Process, TRUE);
+    
+    /* If 12 processes have been created, enough of user-mode is ready */
+    if (++ProcessCount == 12)
+    {
+        /* Enough of the system has booted by now */
+        BootCyclesEnd = __rdtsc();
+        DPRINT1("User Boot took %I64d cycles!\n", BootCyclesEnd - BootCycles);
+        DPRINT1("Interrupts: %d System Calls: %d Context Switches: %d\n",
+                KeGetCurrentPrcb()->InterruptCount,
+                KeGetCurrentPrcb()->KeSystemCalls,
+                KeGetContextSwitches(KeGetCurrentPrcb()));
+    }
 
 CleanupWithRef:
     /*