diff --git a/config/switch.go b/config/switch.go
index 0a2f6f8..3eb343a 100644
--- a/config/switch.go
+++ b/config/switch.go
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ var switches = []*Switch{
 		Val:   true,
 		Label: "Enable Status Header",
 	},
+	&Switch{
+		Key:   "scaleCpu",
+		Val:   false,
+		Label: "Show CPU as %% of system total",
+	},
 }
 
 type Switch struct {
diff --git a/connector/collector/docker.go b/connector/collector/docker.go
index 12006b4..b2377ee 100644
--- a/connector/collector/docker.go
+++ b/connector/collector/docker.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package collector
 
 import (
+	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/config"
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/models"
 	api "github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient"
 )
@@ -15,13 +16,15 @@ type Docker struct {
 	done       chan bool
 	lastCpu    float64
 	lastSysCpu float64
+	scaleCpu   bool
 }
 
 func NewDocker(client *api.Client, id string) *Docker {
 	return &Docker{
-		Metrics: models.Metrics{},
-		id:      id,
-		client:  client,
+		Metrics:  models.Metrics{},
+		id:       id,
+		client:   client,
+		scaleCpu: config.GetSwitchVal("scaleCpu"),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +85,11 @@ func (c *Docker) ReadCPU(stats *api.Stats) {
 	cpudiff := total - c.lastCpu
 	syscpudiff := system - c.lastSysCpu
 
-	c.CPUUtil = round((cpudiff / syscpudiff * 100) * ncpus)
+	if c.scaleCpu {
+		c.CPUUtil = round((cpudiff / syscpudiff * 100))
+	} else {
+		c.CPUUtil = round((cpudiff / syscpudiff * 100) * ncpus)
+	}
 	c.lastCpu = total
 	c.lastSysCpu = system
 	c.Pids = int(stats.PidsStats.Current)
diff --git a/connector/collector/runc.go b/connector/collector/runc.go
index 21b6af4..33de589 100644
--- a/connector/collector/runc.go
+++ b/connector/collector/runc.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package collector
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/config"
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/models"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups"
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ type Runc struct {
 	interval   int // collection interval, in seconds
 	lastCpu    float64
 	lastSysCpu float64
+	scaleCpu   bool
 }
 
 func NewRunc(libc libcontainer.Container) *Runc {
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ func NewRunc(libc libcontainer.Container) *Runc {
 		id:       libc.ID(),
 		libc:     libc,
 		interval: 1,
+		scaleCpu: config.GetSwitchVal("scaleCpu"),
 	}
 	return c
 }
@@ -90,7 +93,11 @@ func (c *Runc) ReadCPU(stats *cgroups.Stats) {
 	cpudiff := total - c.lastCpu
 	syscpudiff := system - c.lastSysCpu
 
-	c.CPUUtil = round((cpudiff / syscpudiff * 100) * ncpus)
+	if c.scaleCpu {
+		c.CPUUtil = round((cpudiff / syscpudiff * 100))
+	} else {
+		c.CPUUtil = round((cpudiff / syscpudiff * 100) * ncpus)
+	}
 	c.lastCpu = total
 	c.lastSysCpu = system
 	c.Pids = int(stats.PidsStats.Current)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 86a8543..63deda6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func main() {
 		sortFieldFlag   = flag.String("s", "", "select container sort field")
 		reverseSortFlag = flag.Bool("r", false, "reverse container sort order")
 		invertFlag      = flag.Bool("i", false, "invert default colors")
+		scaleCpu        = flag.Bool("scale-cpu", false, "show cpu as %% of system total")
 		connectorFlag   = flag.String("connector", "docker", "container connector to use")
 	)
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ func main() {
 		config.Toggle("sortReversed")
 	}
 
+	if *scaleCpu {
+		config.Toggle("scaleCpu")
+	}
+
 	// init ui
 	if *invertFlag {
 		InvertColorMap()