A system, method, and computer-readable medium that provide mechanisms for tracking the number of queries received for processing for a workload to facilitate arrival rate qualifications to Throughput Service Level Goals are provided. A number of queries counter associated with a particular workload is incremented each time a query assigned to the particular workload is received thereby tracking the arrival rate of workload queries. When a system performance condition comprising a non-compliant system performance level with respect to a Throughput Service Level Goal is identified, the number of queries counter is compared with the Throughput Service Level Goal. If the arrival rate of queries for the workload is greater than the Throughput Service Level Goal of the workload, actions associated with non-compliance of the Throughput Service Level Goal may then be performed. If the number of queries counter is less than or equal to the Throughput Service Level Goal, the preliminary identification of the missed Service Level Goal as a system performance condition event is dismissed or otherwise ignored.