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The System cpu metricset provides CPU statistics.

This metricset is available on:

• FreeBSD
• Linux
• macOS
• OpenBSD
• Windows

Configuration [_configuration_5]

cpu.metrics : This option controls what CPU metrics are reported. The value is a list and three metric types are supported - percentages, normalized_percentages, and ticks. The default value is cpu.metrics: [percentages].

use_performance_counters : This option enables the use of performance counters to collect data for the CPU/core metricset. It is only effective on Windows. You should use this option if running beats on machins with more than 64 cores. The default value is use_performance_counters: true

```yaml
metricbeat.modules:
- module: system
  metricsets: [cpu]
  cpu.metrics: [percentages, normalized_percentages, ticks]
  #use_performance_counters: false
```