From a purely performance perspective V$ views provide a picture of statistics,and the ability to drill-down into those statistics.

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V$ views provide a collection of dynamic performance views that display information on the current state of the database system. These views are used to display statistics and other details, and provide the ability to drill-down into those statistics to gain a more detailed understanding of system performance.

From a Purely Performance Perspective V$ Views Provide a Picture