QueryPerformanceCounter *less* accurate?

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haven't had any problems with the performance timer here, but then I don't have dual core.

anyway, here's my time code if that helps (with example)...
Strict

Extern "win32"
	Function QueryPerformanceFrequency(LARGE_INTEGER:Long Var)
	Function QueryPerformanceCounter(LARGE_INTEGER:Long Var)
EndExtern

' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Local Timer:TPerformanceTime = New TPerformanceTime
Timer.Start()
Delay 1000
Print Timer.Stop() ' should print 1 (or so)

Graphics 640,480,32,85
Repeat
	Cls
	DrawText(Timer.Time(),10,10)
	Flip
Until KeyDown(KEY_ESCAPE)

' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Type TPerformanceTime

	Global Frequency:Long
	Field StartTime:Long
	Field StopTime:Long

	Method New()
		If Not Frequency Then QueryPerformanceFrequency(Frequency)
	EndMethod

	' returns the current system time
	Method Time:Double()
		Local Time:Long
		QueryPerformanceCounter(Time)
		Return Double(Time)/Frequency
	EndMethod

	' start the stopwatch
	Method Start()
		QueryPerformanceCounter(StartTime)
	EndMethod
	
	' will return the stopwatch result, can be called more than once!
	Method Stop:Double()
		QueryPerformanceCounter(StopTime)
		Return Double(StopTime-StartTime)/Frequency
	EndMethod

EndType


*EDIT* tried it with this code...
Local Timer:TPerformanceTime = New TPerformanceTime
For Local n=0 To 100
	Print Timer.Time()+"   - "+MilliSecs()
Next

and got a different result on each line...
15468.774916085704   - 15468464
15468.774987882538   - 15468464
15468.775005761905   - 15468464
15468.775095158742   - 15468464
15468.775113038109   - 15468464
15468.775130638112   - 15468464
15468.775147120654   - 15468464
15468.775163323829   - 15468464
15468.775179527007   - 15468464
15468.775196009548   - 15468464
15468.775212492090   - 15468464
15468.775228415901   - 15468464
15468.775244898443   - 15468464
15468.775261101620   - 15468464
15468.775277584162   - 15468464
15468.775293787339   - 15468464
15468.775309990515   - 15468464
15468.775326473058   - 15468464
15468.775342955600   - 15468464
15468.775359158775   - 15468464
15468.775375361953   - 15468464
15468.775391844494   - 15468464
15468.775408327036   - 15468464
15468.775426485769   - 15468464
15468.775442968310   - 15468464
15468.775459171487   - 15468464
15468.775475374663   - 15468464
15468.775491577841   - 15468464
15468.775507501652   - 15468464
15468.775523704828   - 15468464
15468.775539628639   - 15468464
15468.775555831817   - 15468464
15468.775572314358   - 15468464
15468.775588238170   - 15468464
15468.775604161981   - 15468464
15468.775620365159   - 15468464
15468.775636568334   - 15468464
15468.775652212782   - 15468464
15468.775668695323   - 15468464
15468.775800835023   - 15468465
15468.775819831850   - 15468465
15468.775836593757   - 15468465
15468.775853076299   - 15468465
15468.775869558840   - 15468465
15468.775888555669   - 15468465
15468.775905038210   - 15468465
15468.775921520752   - 15468465
15468.775938282659   - 15468465
15468.775954485836   - 15468465
15468.775970968378   - 15468465
15468.775987450919   - 15468465
15468.776003654095   - 15468465
15468.776019577906   - 15468465
15468.776036060450   - 15468465
15468.776052263625   - 15468465
15468.776068466803   - 15468465
15468.776084669978   - 15468465
15468.776100873156   - 15468465
15468.776117076332   - 15468465
15468.776134117605   - 15468465
15468.776150320780   - 15468465
15468.776166523958   - 15468465
15468.776182727135   - 15468465
15468.776199209677   - 15468465
15468.776215412852   - 15468465
15468.776233571585   - 15468465
15468.776249774763   - 15468465
15468.776265698574   - 15468465
15468.776281901750   - 15468465
15468.776298104927   - 15468465
15468.776314308103   - 15468465
15468.776330231914   - 15468465
15468.776346714456   - 15468465
15468.776363196999   - 15468465
15468.776379400175   - 15468465
15468.776395603352   - 15468465
15468.776412085894   - 15468465
15468.776428289069   - 15468465
15468.776444771613   - 15468465
15468.776460974788   - 15468465
15468.776477736696   - 15468465
15468.776493939873   - 15468465
15468.776510701779   - 15468465
15468.776527184322   - 15468465
15468.776543387497   - 15468465
15468.776559870039   - 15468465
15468.776575793850   - 15468465
15468.776594790679   - 15468465
15468.776610714491   - 15468465
15468.776627197032   - 15468465
15468.776643679574   - 15468465
15468.776665190688   - 15468466
15468.776681952595   - 15468466
15468.776698155771   - 15468466
15468.776714358948   - 15468466
15468.776730841490   - 15468466
15468.776747044667   - 15468466
15468.776763247843   - 15468466
15468.776779730384   - 15468466
15468.776795933562   - 15468466
15468.776812136739   - 15468466

so seems to work ok here