diff --git a/cpu/cpu_test.go b/cpu/cpu_test.go
index 6082ffc..a756404 100644
--- a/cpu/cpu_test.go
+++ b/cpu/cpu_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,44 @@ func TestCpu_times(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("could not get CPU User: %v", vv)
 		}
 	}
+
+	// test sum of per cpu stats is within margin of error for cpu total stats
+	cpuTotal, err := Times(false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("error %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(cpuTotal) == 0 {
+		t.Error("could not get CPUs ", err)
+	}
+	perCPU, err := Times(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("error %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(perCPU) == 0 {
+		t.Error("could not get CPUs ", err)
+	}
+	var perCPUUserTimeSum float64
+	var perCPUSystemTimeSum float64
+	var perCPUIdleTimeSum float64
+	for _, pc := range perCPU {
+		perCPUUserTimeSum += pc.User
+		perCPUSystemTimeSum += pc.System
+		perCPUIdleTimeSum += pc.Idle
+	}
+	margin := 2.0
+	if !isWithinMargin(perCPUUserTimeSum, cpuTotal[0].User, margin) {
+		t.Errorf("perCPUUserTimeSum (%f) not within margin (%f) of cpuTotal (%f)", perCPUUserTimeSum, margin, cpuTotal[0].User)
+	}
+	if !isWithinMargin(perCPUSystemTimeSum, cpuTotal[0].System, margin) {
+		t.Errorf("perCPUSystemTimeSum (%f) not within margin (%f) of cpuTotal (%f)", perCPUSystemTimeSum, margin, cpuTotal[0].System)
+	}
+	if !isWithinMargin(perCPUIdleTimeSum, cpuTotal[0].Idle, margin) {
+		t.Errorf("perCPUIdleTimeSum (%f) not within margin (%f) of cpuTotal (%f)", perCPUIdleTimeSum, margin, cpuTotal[0].Idle)
+	}
+}
+
+func isWithinMargin(n, source, margin float64) bool {
+	return n >= source-margin && n <= source+margin
 }
 
 func TestCpu_counts(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cpu/cpu_windows.go b/cpu/cpu_windows.go
index ad31bd1..9ea3ac0 100644
--- a/cpu/cpu_windows.go
+++ b/cpu/cpu_windows.go
@@ -23,21 +23,6 @@ type Win32_Processor struct {
 	MaxClockSpeed             uint32
 }
 
-// win32_PerfFormattedData_Counters_ProcessorInformation stores instance value of the perf counters
-type win32_PerfFormattedData_Counters_ProcessorInformation struct {
-	Name                  string
-	PercentDPCTime        uint64
-	PercentIdleTime       uint64
-	PercentUserTime       uint64
-	PercentProcessorTime  uint64
-	PercentInterruptTime  uint64
-	PercentPriorityTime   uint64
-	PercentPrivilegedTime uint64
-	InterruptsPerSec      uint32
-	ProcessorFrequency    uint32
-	DPCRate               uint32
-}
-
 type win32_PerfRawData_Counters_ProcessorInformation struct {
 	Name                  string
 	PercentDPCTime        uint64
@@ -58,6 +43,10 @@ type Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfOS_System struct {
 	ProcessorQueueLength uint32
 }
 
+const (
+	win32_TicksPerSecond = 10000000.0
+)
+
 // Times returns times stat per cpu and combined for all CPUs
 func Times(percpu bool) ([]TimesStat, error) {
 	return TimesWithContext(context.Background(), percpu)
@@ -135,7 +124,6 @@ func InfoWithContext(ctx context.Context) ([]InfoStat, error) {
 // Name property is the key by which overall, per cpu and per core metric is known.
 func perfInfoWithContext(ctx context.Context) ([]win32_PerfRawData_Counters_ProcessorInformation, error) {
 	var ret []win32_PerfRawData_Counters_ProcessorInformation
-	// Win32_PerfRawData_Counters_ProcessorInformation
 
 	q := wmi.CreateQuery(&ret, "WHERE NOT Name LIKE '%_Total'")
 	err := common.WMIQueryWithContext(ctx, q, &ret)
@@ -172,10 +160,10 @@ func perCPUTimesWithContext(ctx context.Context) ([]TimesStat, error) {
 	for _, v := range stats {
 		c := TimesStat{
 			CPU:    v.Name,
-			User:   float64(v.PercentUserTime),
-			System: float64(v.PercentPrivilegedTime),
-			Idle:   float64(v.PercentIdleTime),
-			Irq:    float64(v.PercentInterruptTime),
+			User:   float64(v.PercentUserTime) / win32_TicksPerSecond,
+			System: float64(v.PercentPrivilegedTime) / win32_TicksPerSecond,
+			Idle:   float64(v.PercentIdleTime) / win32_TicksPerSecond,
+			Irq:    float64(v.PercentInterruptTime) / win32_TicksPerSecond,
 		}
 		ret = append(ret, c)
 	}