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title: "CPU speed"
description: "Instructions how to integrate CPU speed within Home Assistant."
date: 2015-10-15 11:00
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ha_category: Sensor
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The cpuspeed sensor platform to allow you to monitor the current CPU speed.

To add this platform to your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  platform: cpuspeed
  name: CPU 
```

Configuration variables:

- **name** (*Optional*): Name of the sensor.