# Metric server cpu usage and nano cores

**URL:** <https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/metric-server-cpu-usage-and-nano-cores/27671>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** development\
**Created:** [March 29, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/metric-server-cpu-usage-and-nano-cores/27671 "2024-03-29T18:34:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/metric-server-cpu-usage-and-nano-cores/27671/1 "2024-03-29T18:34:38Z")

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Hi, i have a question about this API [metrics.k8s.io](http://metrics.k8s.io), this  
using this API to get pod resource usage i gate a value like 333n

this n is nanocores?

does exist a relation between nanocore an Vcore in a was EC2?  
thanks a lot