# Kubectl top vs kubernetes.pod.memory.usage.bytes / kubernetes.pod.cpu.usage.nanocores

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kubectl-top-vs-kubernetes-pod-memory-usage-bytes-kubernetes-pod-cpu-usage-nanocores/265395>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 24, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kubectl-top-vs-kubernetes-pod-memory-usage-bytes-kubernetes-pod-cpu-usage-nanocores/265395 "2021-02-24T18:56:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![eeijlar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/96bed5/32.png) [@eeijlar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eeijlar)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kubectl-top-vs-kubernetes-pod-memory-usage-bytes-kubernetes-pod-cpu-usage-nanocores/265395/1 "2021-02-24T18:56:48Z")

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I am comparing the output of `kubectl top` with `kubernetes.pod.memory.usage.bytes` and `kubernetes.pod.cpu.usage.nanocores`

I am looking for a stat which is closest to `kubectl top` for both memory and cpu.

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**Author:** ![Dzmitry](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dzmitry/32/65026_2.png) [@Dzmitry](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dzmitry)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kubectl-top-vs-kubernetes-pod-memory-usage-bytes-kubernetes-pod-cpu-usage-nanocores/265395/2 "2021-03-01T10:44:32Z")

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Hi @eeijlar

Could you clarify if your question is related to Kibana or Metricbeat functionality? Could you add more context?

Regards, Dzmitry

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 10:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kubectl-top-vs-kubernetes-pod-memory-usage-bytes-kubernetes-pod-cpu-usage-nanocores/265395/3 "2021-03-29T10:45:22Z")

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