apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: cpu-stress-deployment
  labels:
    app: cpu-stressor
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: cpu-stressor
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: cpu-stressor
    spec:
      containers:
        - name: cpu-stressor
          image: alpine:latest
          command: ["/bin/sh"]
          args:  
            - "-c"
            - "apk add --no-cache stress-ng && stress-ng \
               --cpu 1 --cpu-load 1 \
               --cpu-method=crc16 --timeout 3600s"
          resources:
            requests:
              cpu: "100m"  
            limits:
              cpu: "200m"

(10 milliCPU = 10% utilization)

Load: 1% (10 milliCPU)