company
Palo Alto
cisco
Fortinet
Firewall throughput (App-ID enabled)
۲۰۰Gbps
Threat prevention throughput (DSRI Enabled)
۱۶۰Gbps
Threat prevention throughput
۱۰۰Gbps
IPSec VPN throughput
۸۰Gbps
Max sessions
۸۰,۰۰۰,۰۰۰
New sessions per second
۱,۲۰۰,۰۰۰
Virtual systems (base/max)
۲۵/۲۲۵
Throughput: FW + AVC (1024B)
۴۵Gbps
Throughput: FW + AVC + IPS (1024B)
۳۹Gbps
Maximum concurrent sessions, with AVC
۳۰million
Maximum new connections per second, with AVC
۲۶۳K
TLS (Hardware Decryption)
۷.۵Gbps
Throughput: NGIPS (1024B)
۵۲Gbps
IPSec VPN Throughput (1024B TCP w/Fastpath)
۱۴Gbps
Multi-Instance Capable
Yes
Application Visibility and Control (AVC)
Standard, supporting more than 4000 applications, as well as geolocations, users, and websites
AVC: OpenAppID support for custom, open source, application detectors
Standard
Cisco Security Intelligence
Standard, with IP, URL, and DNS threat intelligence
Cisco Firepower NGIPS
Available; can passively detect endpoints and infrastructure for threat correlation and Indicators of Compromise (IoC) intelligence
Cisco AMP for Networks
Available; enables detection, blocking, tracking, analysis, and containment of targeted and persistent malware, addressing the attack ontinuum both during and after attacks. Integrated threat correlation with Cisco AMP for Endpoints is also optionally available
Cisco AMP Threat Grid sandboxing
Available
URL Filtering: number of categories
More than 80
URL Filtering: number of URLs categorized
More than 280 million
Third-party and open- source ecosystem
Open API for integrations with third-party products; Snort® and OpenAppID community resources for new and specific threats
High availability and clustering
Active/standby. Cisco Firepower 4100 Series allows clustering of up to 6 chassis
Cisco Trust Anchor Technologies
Firepower 4100 Series platforms include Trust Anchor Technologies for supply chain and software image assurance.
Stateful inspection firewall throughput
۷۵Gbps
Stateful inspection firewall throughput (multiprotocol)
۵۰Gbps
Concurrent firewall connections
۳۵million
Firewall latency (UDP 64B microseconds)
۳.۵
New connections per second
۸۰۰,۰۰۰
IPsec VPN throughput (450B UDP L2L test)
۱۵Gbps
Maximum VPN Peers
۲۰,۰۰۰
Security contexts (included; maximum)
۱۰; ۲۵۰
High availability
Active/active and active/standby
Active/Passive,
Active/Active Clustering
Clustering
Up to 16 appliances
Scalability
VPN Load Balancing, Firewall Clustering
Centralized management
Centralized configuration, logging, monitoring, and reporting are performed by Cisco Security Manager
or alternatively in the cloud with Cisco Defense Orchestrator
Adaptive Security Device Manager
Web-based, local management for small-scale deployments
Storage
۴۰۰GB
۲x 2 TB
Intelligent Traffic Processing
L7 requests per second: 2.5M
L4 connections per second: 1.1M
L4 HTTP requests per second: 22M
Maximum L4 concurrent connections: 140M
Throughput: 160 Gbps/80 Gbps L4/L7
Hardware Offload SSL/TLS
ECC†: ۳۰K TPS (ECDSA P-256)
RSA: 37K TPS (2K keys)
۴۰ Gbps bulk encryption
FIPS SSL
N/A
Hardware Compression
N/A
Hardware DDoS Protection
۷۰M SYN cookies per second
TurboFlex Performance Profiles
N/A
Software Compression
۲۵ Gbps
Software Architecture
۶۴-bit TMOS
On-Demand Upgradable
Yes
Virtualization (Maximum Number of vCMP Guests)
N/A
Processor
One 18-Core Intel Xeon processor
(total 36 hyperthreaded logical processor cores)
Memory
۲۵۶ GB DDR4
Hard Drive
۱x 960 GB Enterprise Class SSD
Gigabit Ethernet CU Ports
Optional SFP
Gigabit Fiber Ports (SFP)
Optional SFP (SX or LX)
۴۰ Gigabit Fiber Ports (QSFP+)
۶ SR4/LR4 (sold separately) (QSFP+ optical breakout cable
assemblies available to convert to 10G ports)
Power Supply
۲x 650W Platinum AC PSU (2x 650W DC PSU Optional)
Dual Hot Swappable
Typical Consumption
۴۵۵W (dual power supply, 110V input)
Input Voltage
۱۰۰–۲۴۰ VAC +/- 10% auto switching, 50/60hz
Dimensions
۱.۷۲” (۴.۳۷ cm) H x 17.4” (۴۴.۲ cm) W x 30.6” (۷۷.۷۲ cm) D
۱U industry standard rack-mount chassis
Weight
۳۶ lbs. (16.3 kg) (Dual power supply)
Operating Temperature
۳۲° to 104° F (0° to 40° C)
Safety Agency Approval
ANSI/UL 60950-1-2014
CSA 60950-1-07, including A1:2011+A2:2014
IEC 60950-1:2005, A1:2009+A2:2013
EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011+A2:2013
Certifications/ Susceptibility Standards
ETSI EN 300 386 V1.6.1 (2012)
EN 55032:2012 Class A; EN 61000-3-2:2014
EN 61000-3-3:2013; EN 55024:2010
FCC Class A (Part 15), IC Class A, VCCI Class A
۱۰/۱۰۰/۱۰۰۰ Interfaces (RJ45 ports)
۸bypass, 4 SFP GE (non-bypass)
۱۰G BASE-SR SFP+ Ports
۴
SSL/TLS Processing
Hardware
USB Interfaces
۲
Form Factor
۲U
Throughput
۵Gbps
Latency
Sub-ms
High Availability
Active/active and active/standby
Active/Passive,
Active/Active Clustering
Application Licenses
Unlimited
Administrative Domains
۶۴