The HP ProLiant DL160 G9 server is a 1U, gen 9 (G9), Intel-based rack server, which can weigh up to 33Lbs when fully configured. The server's motherboard supports 2x Intel LGA2011 / Socket-R3 sockets that accommodate Intel's Xeon E5-2600 V3 / V4 Series processors with a maximium TDP of 165W, maximum speed per processor of 3.50Ghz, and a maximum of 44 Cores. The HP ProLiant DL160 G9 server supports 8x DIMMs per CPU for a total of 16x RAM slots and a maximum of 2.0TB of PC4 / DDR4 ECC Registered memory with a max speed of 2666 Mhz.

The HP ProLiant DL360 Gen 9 chassis takes 2x hot-plug / hot-swap redundant power supplies / PSUs with total wattage of up to 1,400 Watts. Max storage capacity exceeds 122.9TB. Depending on the chassis configuration, the HP ProLiant DL160 G9 server can support a maximum of 8x SFF / 2.5 inch SATA / SAS drives or a maximum of 4x LFF / 3.5 inch SATA / SAS drives.

The HP ProLiant DL160 G9 server comes with an embedded dual-port 1GB RJ-45 network connection. Depending on the riser configuration, the HP ProLiant DL160 G9 server could take up to 3x PCIe 3.0 (Gen 3) NIC slots. Depending on the riser configuration, the HP ProLiant DL160 G9 server could accommodate a single-wide GPU.

Key additional features include: support of riser card with up to 2x M.2 SATA SSDs and HP iLO G9 remote access / managament capabilities.