diff --git a/app/perf_overlay.conf b/app/perf_overlay.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b3359c93c11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/perf_overlay.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_PERFORMANCE_COUNTERS=y
+CONFIG_PERFORMANCE_COUNTERS_RUN_AVERAGE=y
diff --git a/src/include/sof/audio/component.h b/src/include/sof/audio/component.h
index 029557ce14e6..c860902ac9af 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/audio/component.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/audio/component.h
@@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ enum {
 		  (uint32_t)((pcd)->cpu_delta_peak))
 
 #define comp_perf_avg_info(pcd, comp_p)					\
-	comp_info(comp_p, "perf comp_copy cpu avg %u (current peak %u)",\
+	comp_info(comp_p, "perf comp_copy samples %u period %u cpu avg %u peak %u",\
+		  (uint32_t)((comp_p)->frames),            \
+		  (uint32_t)((comp_p)->period),			    \
 		  (uint32_t)((pcd)->cpu_delta_sum),			\
 		  (uint32_t)((pcd)->cpu_delta_peak))
 
diff --git a/src/include/sof/schedule/task.h b/src/include/sof/schedule/task.h
index c5a4a0a9b2ea..7d828d9f6627 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/schedule/task.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/schedule/task.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <rtos/kernel.h>
+#include <sof/lib/perf_cnt.h>
+
 
 struct comp_dev;
 struct sof;
@@ -72,6 +74,9 @@ struct task {
 	uint32_t cycles_max;
 	uint32_t cycles_cnt;
 #endif
+#if CONFIG_PERFORMANCE_COUNTERS
+	struct perf_cnt_data pcd;
+#endif
 };
 
 static inline bool task_is_active(struct task *task)
diff --git a/src/schedule/zephyr_ll.c b/src/schedule/zephyr_ll.c
index cf6ad1d62875..e3d795d151be 100644
--- a/src/schedule/zephyr_ll.c
+++ b/src/schedule/zephyr_ll.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <sof/schedule/ll_schedule_domain.h>
 #include <sof/schedule/schedule.h>
 #include <sof/schedule/task.h>
-
+#include <sof/lib/perf_cnt.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 
 LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(ll_schedule, CONFIG_SOF_LOG_LEVEL);
@@ -122,30 +122,18 @@ static void zephyr_ll_task_insert_after_unlocked(struct task *task, struct task
 
 static inline enum task_state do_task_run(struct task *task)
 {
-	uint32_t cycles0, cycles1, diff;
 	enum task_state state;
 
-	cycles0 = k_cycle_get_32();
+#if CONFIG_PERFORMANCE_COUNTERS
+	perf_cnt_init(&task->pcd);
+#endif
 
 	state = task_run(task);
 
-	cycles1 = k_cycle_get_32();
-	if (cycles1 > cycles0)
-		diff = cycles1 - cycles0;
-	else
-		diff = UINT32_MAX - cycles0 + cycles1;
-
-	task->cycles_sum += diff;
-	task->cycles_max = diff > task->cycles_max ? diff : task->cycles_max;
-
-	if (++task->cycles_cnt == 1 << CYCLES_WINDOW_SIZE) {
-		task->cycles_sum >>= CYCLES_WINDOW_SIZE;
-		tr_info(&ll_tr, "ll task %p %pU avg %u, max %u",
-			task, task->uid, task->cycles_sum, task->cycles_max);
-		task->cycles_sum = 0;
-		task->cycles_cnt = 0;
-		task->cycles_max = 0;
-	}
+#if CONFIG_PERFORMANCE_COUNTERS
+	perf_cnt_stamp(&task->pcd, perf_trace_null, NULL);
+	task_perf_cnt_avg(&task->pcd, task_perf_avg_info, &ll_tr, task);
+#endif
 
 	return state;
 }