diff --git a/packages/system/_dev/benchmark/rally/cpu-benchmark.yml b/packages/system/_dev/benchmark/rally/cpu-benchmark.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12b70350901
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+++ b/packages/system/_dev/benchmark/rally/cpu-benchmark.yml
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+---
+description: Benchmark 20000 system.cpu events ingested
+data_stream:
+  name: cpu
+corpora:
+  generator:
+    total_events: 20000
+    template:
+      type: gotext
+      path: ./cpu-benchmark/template.ndjson
+    config:
+      path: ./cpu-benchmark/config.yml
+    fields:
+      path: ./cpu-benchmark/fields.yml
diff --git a/packages/system/_dev/benchmark/rally/cpu-benchmark/config.yml b/packages/system/_dev/benchmark/rally/cpu-benchmark/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e353a48fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/_dev/benchmark/rally/cpu-benchmark/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+fields:
+  - name: timestamp
+    period: 60m
+  - name: event_duration
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100000
+  - name: user_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: nice_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: idle_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: iowait_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: irq_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: softirq_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: steal_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: total_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: user_norm_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: norm_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: nice_norm_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: idle_norm_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: iowait_norm_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: irq_norm_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: softirq_norm_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: system_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: steal_norm_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: total_norm_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 100
+  - name: user_ticks
+    counter: true
+  - name: system_ticks
+    counter: true
+  - name: nice_ticks
+    counter: true
+  - name: idle_ticks
+    counter: true
+  - name: iowait_ticks
+    counter: true
+  - name: irq_ticks
+    counter: true
+  - name: softirq_ticks
+    counter: true
+  - name: steal_ticks
+    counter: true
+  - name: cpu_pct
+    range:
+      min: 0
+      max: 1
diff --git a/packages/system/_dev/benchmark/rally/cpu-benchmark/fields.yml b/packages/system/_dev/benchmark/rally/cpu-benchmark/fields.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cea2cbcbe34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/_dev/benchmark/rally/cpu-benchmark/fields.yml
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+- name: timestamp
+  type: date
+- name: event_duration
+  type: long
+- name: user_pct
+  type: float
+- name: nice_pct
+  type: float
+- name: idle_pct
+  type: float
+- name: iowait_pct
+  type: float
+- name: irq_pct
+  type: float
+- name: softirq_pct
+  type: float
+- name: steal_pct
+  type: float
+- name: total_pct
+  type: float
+- name: user_norm_pct
+  type: float
+- name: norm_pct
+  type: float
+- name: nice_norm_pct
+  type: float
+- name: idle_norm_pct
+  type: float
+- name: iowait_norm_pct
+  type: float
+- name: irq_norm_pct
+  type: float
+- name: system_pct
+  type: float
+- name: softirq_norm_pct
+  type: float
+- name: steal_norm_pct
+  type: float
+- name: total_norm_pct
+  type: float
+- name: user_ticks
+  type: long
+- name: system_ticks
+  type: long
+- name: nice_ticks
+  type: long
+- name: idle_ticks
+  type: long
+- name: iowait_ticks
+  type: long
+- name: irq_ticks
+  type: long
+- name: softirq_ticks
+  type: long
+- name: steal_ticks
+  type: long
+- name: total_ticks
+  type: long
+- name: cpu_pct
+  type: float
diff --git a/packages/system/_dev/benchmark/rally/cpu-benchmark/template.ndjson b/packages/system/_dev/benchmark/rally/cpu-benchmark/template.ndjson
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b0c7d280c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/_dev/benchmark/rally/cpu-benchmark/template.ndjson
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+{{- $event_duration := generate "event_duration" }}
+{{- $timestamp := generate "timestamp" }}
+{{- $user_pct := generate "user_pct" }}
+{{- $nice_pct := generate "nice_pct" }}
+{{- $idle_pct := generate "idle_pct" }}
+{{- $iowait_pct := generate "iowait_pct" }}
+{{- $irq_pct := generate "irq_pct" }}
+{{- $softirq_pct := generate "softirq_pct" }}
+{{- $steal_pct := generate "steal_pct" }}
+{{- $total_pct := generate "total_pct" }}
+{{- $user_norm_pct := generate "user_norm_pct" }}
+{{- $norm_pct := generate "norm_pct" }}
+{{- $nice_norm_pct := generate "nice_norm_pct" }}
+{{- $idle_norm_pct := generate "idle_norm_pct" }}
+{{- $iowait_norm_pct := generate "iowait_norm_pct" }}
+{{- $irq_norm_pct := generate "irq_norm_pct" }}
+{{- $system_pct := generate "system_pct" }}
+{{- $softirq_norm_pct := generate "softirq_norm_pct" }}
+{{- $steal_norm_pct := generate "steal_norm_pct" }}
+{{- $total_norm_pct := generate "total_norm_pct" }}
+{{- $user_ticks := generate "user_ticks" }}
+{{- $nice_ticks := generate "nice_ticks" }}
+{{- $idle_ticks := generate "idle_ticks" }}
+{{- $iowait_ticks := generate "iowait_ticks" }}
+{{- $irq_ticks := generate "irq_ticks" }}
+{{- $softirq_ticks := generate "softirq_ticks" }}
+{{- $steal_ticks := generate "steal_ticks" }}
+{{- $system_ticks := generate "system_ticks" }}
+{{- $total_ticks := generate "total_ticks" }}
+{{- $cpu_pct := generate "cpu_pct" }}
+{
+  "@timestamp": "{{ $timestamp.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z07:00" }}",
+    "agent": {
+      "ephemeral_id": "22ed892c-43bd-408a-9121-65e2f5b6a56e",
+      "id": "de42127b-4db8-4471-824e-a7b14f478663",
+      "name": "system-scale-123456",
+      "type": "metricbeat",
+      "version": "8.12.1"
+    },
+    "data_stream": {
+      "dataset": "system.cpu",
+      "namespace": "ep",
+      "type": "metrics"
+    },
+    "ecs": {
+      "version": "8.0.0"
+    },
+    "elastic_agent": {
+      "id": "de42127b-4db8-4471-824e-a7b14f478663",
+      "snapshot": false,
+      "version": "8.12.0"
+    },
+    "event": {
+      "agent_id_status": "verified",
+      "duration": {{ $event_duration }},
+      "module": "system"
+    },
+    "host": {
+      "architecture": "x86_64",
+      "containerized": true,
+      "cpu": {
+        "pct": {{ $cpu_pct }} 
+      },
+      "hostname": "docker-fleet-agent",
+      "id": "829324aac17946dcace17006fa82a2d2",
+      "ip": "192.168.254.7",
+      "mac": "02-42-C0-A8-FE-07",
+      "name": "docker-fleet-agent",
+      "os": {
+        "codename": "focal",
+        "family": "debian",
+        "kernel": "3.10.0-1160.105.1.el7.x86_64",
+        "name": "Ubuntu",
+        "platform": "ubuntu",
+        "type": "linux",
+        "version": "20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
+      }
+    },
+    "metricset": {
+      "name": "cpu",
+      "period": 10000
+    },
+    "service": {
+      "type": "system"
+    },
+    "system": {
+      "cpu": {
+        "cores": 12,
+        "idle": {
+          "norm": {
+            "pct": {{ divf $idle_norm_pct 100 }}
+          },
+          "pct": {{ $idle_pct }},
+          "ticks": {{ $idle_ticks }}
+        },
+        "iowait": {
+          "norm": {
+            "pct": {{ divf $iowait_norm_pct 100 }}
+          },
+          "pct": {{ $iowait_pct }},
+          "ticks": {{ $iowait_ticks }}
+        },
+        "irq": {
+          "norm": {
+            "pct": {{ divf $irq_norm_pct 100 }}
+          },
+          "pct": {{ $irq_pct }},
+          "ticks": {{ $irq_ticks }}
+        },
+        "nice": {
+          "norm": {
+            "pct": {{ divf $nice_norm_pct 100 }}
+          },
+          "pct": {{ $nice_pct }},
+          "ticks": {{ $nice_ticks }}
+        },
+        "softirq": {
+          "norm": {
+            "pct": {{ divf $softirq_norm_pct 100 }}
+          },
+          "pct": {{ $softirq_pct }},
+          "ticks": {{ $softirq_ticks }}
+        },
+        "steal": {
+          "norm": {
+            "pct": {{ divf $steal_norm_pct 100 }}
+          },
+          "pct": {{ $steal_pct }},
+          "ticks": {{ $steal_ticks }}
+        },
+        "system": {
+          "norm": {
+            "pct": {{ divf $norm_pct 100 }}
+          },
+          "pct": {{ $system_pct }},
+          "ticks": {{ $system_ticks }}
+        },
+        "total": {
+          "norm": {
+            "pct": {{ divf $total_norm_pct 100 }}
+          },
+          "pct": {{ $total_pct }},
+          "ticks": {{ $total_ticks }}
+        },
+        "user": {
+          "norm": {
+            "pct": {{ divf $user_norm_pct 100 }}
+          },
+          "pct": {{ $user_pct }},
+          "ticks": {{ $user_ticks }}
+        }
+     }
+  }    
+}
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