diff --git a/karpenter/src/NodePool/Details.tsx b/karpenter/src/NodePool/Details.tsx
index 70ab892961..acce461627 100644
--- a/karpenter/src/NodePool/Details.tsx
+++ b/karpenter/src/NodePool/Details.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { DiffEditorDialog } from '../common/resourceEditor';
 import { handleShowDiff } from '../helpers/handleDiff';
 import { getHandleSaveHelper } from '../helpers/handleSave';
 import { renderInstanceRequirements } from '../helpers/instanceRequirements';
+import { parseCpu } from '../helpers/parseCpu';
 import { parseRam } from '../helpers/parseRam';
 import { renderDisruptionBudgets } from '../helpers/renderBudgets';
 import { nodePoolClass } from './List';
@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@ export function NodePoolDetailView(props: { name?: string }) {
         withEvents
         actions={actions()}
         extraInfo={item => {
-          const usedCPU = parseInt(item.jsonData.status?.resources?.cpu || '0');
-          const CPUlimit = parseInt(item.jsonData.spec?.limits?.cpu || '0');
+          const usedCPU = parseCpu(item.jsonData.status?.resources?.cpu || '0');
+          const CPUlimit = parseCpu(item.jsonData.spec?.limits?.cpu || '0');
 
           const usedMemory = parseRam(item.jsonData.status?.resources?.memory || '0');
           const memoryLimit = parseRam(item.jsonData.spec?.limits?.memory || '0');
diff --git a/karpenter/src/NodePool/List.tsx b/karpenter/src/NodePool/List.tsx
index 0b6640db56..102d321fae 100644
--- a/karpenter/src/NodePool/List.tsx
+++ b/karpenter/src/NodePool/List.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Link, ResourceListView } from '@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/lib/CommonCompo
 import { PercentageBar } from '@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/lib/CommonComponents';
 import { makeCustomResourceClass } from '@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/lib/lib/k8s/crd';
 import { getResourceStr } from '@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/lib/Utils';
+import { parseCpu } from '../helpers/parseCpu';
 import { parseRam } from '../helpers/parseRam';
 import { CPUtooltip, Memorytooltip } from '../helpers/tooltip';
 
@@ -73,14 +74,14 @@ function NodePoolsList() {
           id: 'nodepool-cpu',
           label: t('CPU'),
           getValue: nodePool => {
-            const used = parseInt(nodePool.jsonData.status?.resources?.cpu || '0');
-            const limit = parseInt(nodePool.jsonData.spec?.limits?.cpu || '0');
+            const used = parseCpu(nodePool.jsonData.status?.resources?.cpu || '0');
+            const limit = parseCpu(nodePool.jsonData.spec?.limits?.cpu || '0');
 
             return limit > 0 ? `${used}/${limit}` : t('{{used}} (No limit)', { used });
           },
           render: nodePool => {
-            const used = parseInt(nodePool.jsonData.status?.resources?.cpu || 0);
-            const limit = parseInt(nodePool.jsonData.spec?.limits?.cpu || 0);
+            const used = parseCpu(nodePool.jsonData.status?.resources?.cpu || '0');
+            const limit = parseCpu(nodePool.jsonData.spec?.limits?.cpu || '0');
             const data: ChartDataPoint[] = [
               {
                 name: 'CPU',
diff --git a/karpenter/src/helpers/parseCpu.test.ts b/karpenter/src/helpers/parseCpu.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76a164eca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karpenter/src/helpers/parseCpu.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { parseCpu } from './parseCpu';
+
+describe('parseCpu', () => {
+  it('returns 0 for missing or unparseable values', () => {
+    expect(parseCpu('')).toBe(0);
+    expect(parseCpu('abc')).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('converts milli-cores to cores', () => {
+    expect(parseCpu('1750m')).toBe(1.75);
+    expect(parseCpu('500m')).toBe(0.5);
+  });
+
+  it('converts micro-cores and nano-cores to cores', () => {
+    expect(parseCpu('500000u')).toBe(0.5);
+    expect(parseCpu('500000000n')).toBe(0.5);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps unsuffixed quantities as cores', () => {
+    expect(parseCpu('8')).toBe(8);
+    expect(parseCpu('1.5')).toBe(1.5);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/karpenter/src/helpers/parseCpu.tsx b/karpenter/src/helpers/parseCpu.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f087893fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karpenter/src/helpers/parseCpu.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+export function parseCpu(cpuStr: string): number {
+  if (!cpuStr) return 0;
+
+  const quantity = `${cpuStr}`.trim();
+  const match = quantity.match(/^(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)(n|u|m)?$/);
+  if (!match) return 0;
+
+  const num = parseFloat(match[1]);
+  const unit = match[2];
+
+  const perCore: Record<string, number> = {
+    n: 1e9,
+    u: 1e6,
+    m: 1e3,
+  };
+
+  return unit ? num / perCore[unit] : num;
+}