CPU time/load/process

[jayizo17]

Hi, is there a way to measure how much time a cpu can process processes.
for example
run a process and measure the time it takes to process it
then run 100 proccesses then more etc.
then output it to a graph.

And also instead of number of proccesses vs. time i want to also measure number of proccesses vs temperature.

If so what is this performance measurement called
- CPU load?
- CPU time?
- CPU usage?
- CPU process time?


If possible how do i call these system functions in VB? or C++?