The rapid growth in demand for HPC systems has led to a rise in energy consumption and carbon emissions, which requires urgent intervention. In this work, we present a comprehensive framework for analyzing the carbon footprint of high-performance computing (HPC) systems, considering the carbon footprint during both the hardware production and system operational stages. Our work employs HPC hardware component carbon footprint modeling, regional carbon intensity analysis, and experimental characterization of the system life cycle to highlight the importance of quantifying the carbon footprint of an HPC system holistically.

翻译：高性能计算系统需求的快速增长导致能源消耗与碳排放急剧上升，亟需采取干预措施。本研究提出一个综合分析高性能计算系统碳足迹的框架，同时考虑硬件生产阶段与系统运行阶段的碳足迹。通过采用HPC硬件组件碳足迹建模、区域碳强度分析及系统生命周期实验特征分析，本工作凸显了全面量化HPC系统碳足迹的重要性。