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.txt“PROBE 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.md“PROBE 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.html“Provides 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.html“This 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.html“The maximum power per GPU is reported by the `nvidia-smi` tool.”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.html“Docker Engine NVIDIA Container Toolkit”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.html“Supports 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.html“Supports Redfish, IPMI, SNMP, KVM, and Web user interface”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.html“The maximum power per GPU is reported by the `nvidia-smi` tool.”
- [probe] https://docs.nvidia.com/openapi.json“PROBE 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.html“Docker Engine NVIDIA Container Toolkit”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.html“This 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.html“Supports Redfish, IPMI, SNMP, KVM, and Web user interface”
- [probe] https://docs.nvidia.com/openapi.json“PROBE 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.html“Provides 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.html“This 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.html“The 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.html“Docker Engine NVIDIA Container Toolkit”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.html“Supports Redfish, IPMI, SNMP, KVM, and Web user interface”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxb200-user-guide/introduction-to-dgxb200.html“Contact 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