SharePoint 2016 Requirements

As listed by Microsoft as of 12/20/2018 here are the requirements for SharePoint Server 2016:

Hardware Requirements: SharePoint server installations

The picture below shows different scenarios that can be used

 

Here are the SQL Server requirements

Operating Systems for SharePoint Server 2016

The Preparation Tool installs the following if missing

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