diff --git a/tests/metrics/README.md b/tests/metrics/README.md
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--- a/tests/metrics/README.md
+++ b/tests/metrics/README.md
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ convolutional models.
 
 For further details see the [machine learning tests documentation](machine_learning).
 
+### `CPU`
+
+Tests related with `CPU` performance.
+
+For further details see the [`cpu` tests documentation](cpu).
+
 ## Saving Results
 
 In order to ensure continuity, and thus testing and historical tracking of results,
diff --git a/tests/metrics/cpu/README.md b/tests/metrics/cpu/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Kata Containers C-Ray Metrics
+This is a test of C-Ray which is a simple raytracer designed to test the floating-point CPU performance.
+
+## Running the C-Ray test
+Individual test can be run by hand, for example: 
+
+``` 
+$ cd metrics/disk/c-ray $ ./cray.sh
+```
diff --git a/tests/metrics/cpu/c-ray/Dockerfile b/tests/metrics/cpu/c-ray/Dockerfile
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+++ b/tests/metrics/cpu/c-ray/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Usage: FROM [image name]
+FROM ubuntu:20.04
+
+# Version of the Dockerfile
+LABEL DOCKERFILE_VERSION="1.0"
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# URL for c-ray benchmark
+ENV CRAY_URL "http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/benchmark-files/c-ray-1.1.tar.gz"
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential gcc curl && \
+	apt-get remove -y unattended-upgrades && \
+	curl -OkL "${CRAY_URL}" && \
+	tar -zxvf c-ray-1.1.tar.gz && \
+	cd c-ray-1.1 && \
+	cc -o c-ray-mt c-ray-mt.c -lm -lpthread && \
+	make && \
+	make install
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/tests/metrics/cpu/c-ray/cray.sh b/tests/metrics/cpu/c-ray/cray.sh
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+++ b/tests/metrics/cpu/c-ray/cray.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+set -e
+
+# General env
+SCRIPT_PATH=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+source "${SCRIPT_PATH}/../../lib/common.bash"
+
+TEST_NAME="cray"
+IMAGE="docker.io/library/cray:latest"
+DOCKERFILE="${SCRIPT_PATH}/Dockerfile"
+CMD="cd c-ray-1.1 && ./c-ray-mt -t 32 -s 1024x768 -r 8 -i sphfract -o output.ppm 2>&1 | tee -a output.txt && cat output.txt"
+cray_file=$(mktemp crayresults.XXXXXXXXXX)
+
+function remove_tmp_file() {
+	rm -rf "${cray_file}"
+}
+
+trap remove_tmp_file EXIT
+
+function main() {
+	# Check tools/commands dependencies
+	cmds=("awk" "docker")
+	init_env
+	check_cmds "${cmds[@]}"
+	check_ctr_images "$IMAGE" "$DOCKERFILE"
+
+	sudo -E "${CTR_EXE}" run --rm --runtime="${CTR_RUNTIME}" "${IMAGE}" test sh -c "${CMD}" > "${cray_file}"
+	metrics_json_init
+	results=$(cat "${cray_file}" | grep seconds | awk '{print $3}' | head -n 1)
+	metrics_json_start_array
+
+	local json="$(cat << EOF
+	{
+		"rendering": {
+			"Result": ${results},
+			"Units": "s"
+		}
+	}
+EOF
+)"
+	metrics_json_add_array_element "$json"
+	metrics_json_end_array "Results"
+	metrics_json_save
+
+	clean_env_ctr
+}
+
+main "$@"