| Usage / Operating System | ACI Spine / NX-OS |
| Form factor | NA |
| Throughput (Tbps) | 6.4 Tbps |
| 10 GE ports with Breakout | 64 |
| 25 GE ports with Breakout | 64 |
| 50 GE (SFP56 PAM4) ports with Breakout | 128 |
| 10 GE ports (native SFP+) | NA |
| 40 GE ports | 64 |
| 100 GE ports with Breakout | 64 |
| 200 GE (QSFP56) ports with Breakout | 32 |
| 400 GE ports (QSFP-DD) | 16 |
| Latency (microseconds) | ~1.6 |
| Buffer (MB) | 80MB |
| Power supply (watts) 2 per switch | NA |
| Fan Airflow | Port-side intake |
| Typical power (watts) | 650W |
| MACSEC / CloudSec Capable ports | 16 |
| Telemetry | FT, FTE, SSX, INT-XD |
| Minimum software version | ACI-N9KDK9-15.1(1) / NS-OS: 1QCY21 |
| Orderable | Yes |
| SKU | N9K-X9716D-GX |
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