# Visualize CPU usage

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-cpu-usage/193234>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 1, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-cpu-usage/193234 "2019-08-01T01:56:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SirJune](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sirjune/32/55205_2.png) [@SirJune](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SirJune)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-cpu-usage/193234/1 "2019-08-01T01:56:14Z")

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i am trying to create graph like [How to visualise cpu usage out of 100%](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-visualise-cpu-usage-out-of-100/141179) but instead of percent values, I'm getting the integer ones. I am using version 7.2 (Kibana,Elastic,Metricbeat). I use Average for system.cpu.total.pct field. If i set Metrics & Axes -\> Y-Axes -\> Mode=normal, I'm getting 1 to 2 values for Y (for 2 cores?). If i set Metrics & Axes -\> Y-Axes -\> Mode=percentage, i get a straight flat line of 100% even though the server has no load (~0%). What i wanted to see in the Y axis is percent values 0% to 200%.

I'd Appreciate any help/tips.  
Thanks.  
SirJune

 ![vis_cpu1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/a/aa71f713b962d7f26ca14a9bbe5440b8f9987172.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![lukeelmers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lukeelmers/32/35230_2.png) [@lukeelmers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lukeelmers)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-cpu-usage/193234/2 "2019-08-02T21:34:37Z")

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Hi @SirJune,

Instead of setting `Mode: percentage`, try keeping `Mode: normal`, and instead set a custom extent by ticking the `Set axis extents` box with a `min: 0` and `max: 2`.

This should give you the percentage values on a scale of 0-200%.

Let me know if that works!

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**Author:** ![SirJune](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sirjune/32/55205_2.png) [@SirJune](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SirJune)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-cpu-usage/193234/3 "2019-08-05T19:55:44Z")

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Thank you lukeelmers! I changed the settings to what you described and it did not show the percentage scale. pretty much it came out like the v1 image on my original post.

 ![cpu_s1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/1/1195a94476dd75520c2bfe1d329f986d7a7958c1.jpeg)

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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:** [September 2, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-cpu-usage/193234/4 "2019-09-02T19:55:50Z")

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