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How NVIDIA B200’s scores are calculated

The full audit trail, recomputed from the verdict data at build time through the same code that produced the leaderboard: verdict × quality × story weight per cell, cells sum to dimension scores, dimensions blend into the PA Score. Every number on the product page is reproducible from this page alone; for why the formula looks like this, see the methodology.

verdict factors: full ×1.0 · partial ×0.6 · disputed ×0.3 · none ×0.0 · n/a excluded from both sides · cell points = weight × quality × factor · cell max = weight × 10

PA Score18/100

Agent-ready 27.6 × 0.30 = 8.28

API quality 0.0 × 0.20 = 0.00

Openness 48.0 × 0.20 = 9.60

Built-in AI 0.0 × 0.15 = 0.00

Automation 0.0 × 0.15 = 0.00

(8.28 + 0.00 + 9.60 + 0.00 + 0.00) ÷ (0.30 + 0.20 + 0.20 + 0.15 + 0.15) = 17.88 ÷ 1.00 = 17.9

Scores are stored to 1 decimal; the product page’s pills round to whole numbers for display. Each dimension below shows the stories, verdicts, and cited evidence behind its number.

Agent-ready27.6/100×0.30 of the PA blend

Outside-in: can YOUR agent reach and drive this product — API, MCP, CLI, headless runs, agent docs.

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://docs.nvidia.com/llms.txtPROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://docs.nvidia.com/llms.txt # NVIDIA Technical Product Documentation > Collection of NVIDIA Technical Documentation llms.txt files for AI user agen
  • [probe] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.html.mdPROBE docs-md: HTTP 200 at https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.html.md Title: Introduction to NVIDIA DGX B200 Systems# URL Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlProvides active health monitoring and system alerts for NVIDIA DGX nodes in a data center. It also provides simple commands for checking the health of the DGX B200 system from the command line.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlThis software enables node-wide administration of GPUs and can be used for cluster and data-center level management.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlThe maximum power per GPU is reported by the `nvidia-smi` tool.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlDocker Engine NVIDIA Container Toolkit
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlSupports Redfish, IPMI, SNMP, KVM, and Web user interface

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Use an official CLIweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlSupports Redfish, IPMI, SNMP, KVM, and Web user interface
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlThe maximum power per GPU is reported by the `nvidia-smi` tool.
  • [probe] https://docs.nvidia.com/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.nvidia.com/openapi.json, https://docs.nvidia.com/swagger.json, https://docs.nvidia.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.nvidia.com/.well-known/openapi.json)

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlDocker Engine NVIDIA Container Toolkit
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlThis software enables node-wide administration of GPUs and can be used for cluster and data-center level management.

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Agent-ready = 30.4 ÷ 110 × 100 = 27.6

API quality0.0/100×0.20 of the PA blend

The programmable surface once an agent is there — machine-readable spec, interactive docs, sandbox, versioning discipline.

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlSupports Redfish, IPMI, SNMP, KVM, and Web user interface
  • [probe] https://docs.nvidia.com/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.nvidia.com/openapi.json, https://docs.nvidia.com/swagger.json, https://docs.nvidia.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.nvidia.com/.well-known/openapi.json)

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

API quality = 0.0 ÷ 20 × 100 = 0.0

Openness48.0/100×0.20 of the PA blend

Can you leave, inspect, or self-host — data export, open source, portability.

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Self-host the core productweight 3

3 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 24.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlProvides active health monitoring and system alerts for NVIDIA DGX nodes in a data center. It also provides simple commands for checking the health of the DGX B200 system from the command line.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlThis software enables node-wide administration of GPUs and can be used for cluster and data-center level management.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlThe system includes six power supply units (PSU) configured for 5+1 redundancy.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlDocker Engine NVIDIA Container Toolkit
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlSupports Redfish, IPMI, SNMP, KVM, and Web user interface
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.htmlContact NVIDIA Enterprise Support for assistance in reporting, troubleshooting, or diagnosing problems with your DGX B200 system. You can also contact NVIDIA Enterprise Support for help in moving the DGX B200 system.

Openness = 24.0 ÷ 50 × 100 = 48.0

Built-in AI0.0/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Inside-out: how agentic the product itself is for its users — built-in assistants, autonomous features.

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Built-in AI = 0.0 ÷ 70 × 100 = 0.0

Automation0.0/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Depth of automation primitives — rules, scheduling, bulk operations, webhooks.

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Automation = 0.0 ÷ 40 × 100 = 0.0