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title: "Step 8. Choose How to Assess VM Performance"
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# Step 8. Choose How to Assess VM Performance

Use the **Performance Modeling Based On** list to define whether the report will use maximum (peak) or average CPU historical values to assess VM performance.

[![Choose How to Assess VM Performance](images/stressed_hosts_report_vm_assessment.png "Choose How to Assess VM Performance")](images/stressed_hosts_report_vm_assessment.png){.toggle scale=65}