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process_cpu_usage_sum

Type: Gauge
The sum of the process CPU usage for each CPU in the system, can add up to more than 100%.

Each CPU has a value from 0-100% busy; a value of 100% in this metric indicates that the load is equivalent to one fully utilized CPU.

A multi-CPU system can report more than 100% in this metric; a dual-CPU system reporting 200% indicates that both CPUs are fully utilized.

See process_cpu_usage_normalized for a version of this metric that scales from 0% (totally idle) to 100% (totally saturated).

This metric is scoped to the service process, reflecting the CPU used only by the process and not the system as a whole.