# Difference between two DNS Queries graphs

**URL:** https://community.ntppool.org/t/difference-between-two-dns-queries-graphs/3983
**Category:** Monitoring Operators
**Tags:** dns
**Created:** [July 31, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.ntppool.org/t/difference-between-two-dns-queries-graphs/3983 "2025-07-31T20:21:26Z")
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### Author: ![avij](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.ntppool.org/avij/32/197_2.png) [@avij](https://community.ntppool.org/u/avij)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.ntppool.org/t/difference-between-two-dns-queries-graphs/3983/2 "2025-07-31T21:02:47Z")

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My best bet:

DNS Queries = number of queries per second averaged over 5 minutes

Peak DNS Queries = number of queries during the busiest second within those 5 minutes

Edit: Yeah, that’s it. I found a [reference](https://community.ntppool.org/t/why-is-cloudflare-in-the-pool/2455/20).

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