diff --git a/tests/metrics/density/README.md b/tests/metrics/density/README.md
index e07ee18b39..d553740156 100644
--- a/tests/metrics/density/README.md
+++ b/tests/metrics/density/README.md
@@ -51,3 +51,8 @@ For more details see the [footprint test documentation](footprint_data.md).
 Measures the memory statistics *inside* the container. This allows evaluation of
 the overhead the VM kernel and rootfs are having on the memory that was requested
 by the container co-ordination system, and thus supplied to the VM.
+
+## `k8s-sysbench`
+
+`Sysbench`is an open-source and multi-purpose benchmark utility that evaluates parameters features tests for `CPU`, memory
+and I/O. Currently the `k8s-sysbench` test is measuring the `CPU` performance.
diff --git a/tests/metrics/density/k8s-sysbench.sh b/tests/metrics/density/k8s-sysbench.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..288e69957a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/metrics/density/k8s-sysbench.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_PATH=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+source "${SCRIPT_PATH}/../lib/common.bash"
+sysbench_file=$(mktemp sysbenchresults.XXXXXXXXXX)
+TEST_NAME="${TEST_NAME:-sysbench}"
+CI_JOB="${CI_JOB:-}"
+IMAGE="docker.io/library/local-sysbench:latest"
+DOCKERFILE="${SCRIPT_PATH}/sysbench-dockerfile/Dockerfile"
+
+function remove_tmp_file() {
+	rm -rf "${sysbench_file}"
+}
+
+trap remove_tmp_file EXIT
+
+function sysbench_memory() {
+	kubectl exec -i "$pod_name" -- sh -c "sysbench memory --threads=2 run" > "${sysbench_file}"
+	metrics_json_init
+	local memory_latency_sum=$(cat "$sysbench_file" | grep sum | cut -f2 -d':' | sed 's/[[:blank:]]//g')
+	metrics_json_start_array
+	local json="$(cat << EOF
+	{
+		"memory-latency-sum": {
+			"Result" : $memory_latency_sum,
+			"Units" : "ms"
+		}
+	}
+EOF
+)"
+	metrics_json_add_array_element "$json"
+	metrics_json_end_array "Results"
+	metrics_json_save
+}
+
+function sysbench_start_deployment() {
+	cmds=("bc" "jq")
+	check_cmds "${cmds[@]}"
+
+	# Check no processes are left behind
+	check_processes
+
+	export pod_name="test-sysbench"
+
+	kubectl create -f "${SCRIPT_PATH}/runtimeclass_workloads/sysbench-pod.yaml"
+	kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready --timeout=120s pod "$pod_name"
+}
+
+function sysbench_cleanup() {
+	kubectl delete pod "$pod_name"
+	check_processes
+}
+
+function main() {
+	init_env
+	sysbench_start_deployment
+	sysbench_memory
+	sysbench_cleanup
+}
+
+main "$@"
diff --git a/tests/metrics/density/runtimeclass_workloads/sysbench-pod.yaml b/tests/metrics/density/runtimeclass_workloads/sysbench-pod.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03dc850f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/metrics/density/runtimeclass_workloads/sysbench-pod.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2023 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: test-sysbench
+spec:
+  terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 0
+  runtimeClassName: kata
+  containers:
+  - name: test-sysbench
+    image: localhost:5000/sysbench-kata:latest
+    command:
+        - sleep
+        - "60"
diff --git a/tests/metrics/density/sysbench-dockerfile/Dockerfile b/tests/metrics/density/sysbench-dockerfile/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6d1ba398b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/metrics/density/sysbench-dockerfile/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2023 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"
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+	apt-get install -y build-essential git curl sudo && \
+	apt-get remove -y unattended-upgrades && \
+	curl -OkL https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/akopytov/sysbench/script.deb.sh && \
+	apt-get install -y sysbench
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]