New Sophos Firewall: The XGS 7500 and XGS 8500 are here!
Sophos Cybersecurity, Netzwerk, Technologie, Zukunft, Sophos
High-end firewall performance with the new XGS 7500 and XGS 8500
The Sophos XGS 7500 and XGS 8500 firewall appliances are designed from the ground up to deliver the performance required for larger enterprise and campus edge deployments.
- Up to 47% higher throughput for all key protection features compared to the next model up.
- Best ROI per Mbps protected.
- Enterprise-class acceleration with powerful Xstream Flow processors and CPUs to meet the demands of the most demanding networks.
- High performance, high capacity with dual redundant NVMe SSDs and significantly more RAM than before.
- Built-in high-speed connectivity with two QSFP28 ports in each model, supporting ports with speeds up to 40Gbps on the XGS 7500 and a whopping 100Gbps on the XGS 8500.
- Up to 2x better energy efficiency combined with IPsec VPN than the industry average for comparable models.
Sophos is already an established firewall vendor for small and medium businesses and the distributed edge segment. These new models extend Sophos's reach and capabilities to address a broader market segment. Together with Sophos's ecosystem of cloud-managed security products and services, including the threat hunting expertise at the heart of Sophos's successful managed detection and response service, these firewalls are part of a very compelling security infrastructure.
But of course, the hardware is only half the story. Sophos is constantly expanding the capabilities of Sophos Firewall OS (SFOS) software to meet the needs of a broader customer base, extending its reach to larger environments. With Sophos XGS Series appliances tailored to meet the performance and scalability needs of these customers, they can take full advantage of the programmable Xstream architecture with enterprise-grade hardware-level acceleration and a fully modular connectivity design.
Here are some of the performance highlights based on the datasheet numbers:
XGS 7500 | XGS 8500 | |
Firewall throughput | 160 Gbps | 190 Gbps |
IPSec VPN throughput | 117 Gbps | 141 Gbps |
IPS throughput | 71.5 Gbps | 93 Gbps |
NGFW throughput | 58 Gbps | 76 Gbps |
Threat Protection Throughput | 26 Gbps | 34 Gbps |
SSL/TLS inspection throughput | 19.5 Gbps | 24 Gbps |