Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG 310 vs Zyxel USG Flex 500

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 7identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG 310 has 3.7 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (6 Gbit/s vs 2.3 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 0.16 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG 310 (0.81 Gbit/s vs 0.65 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG 310 has 31,123.5 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (560811.5 h vs 529688 h).

  • Firewall throughput
    • USG 310:6 Gbit/s
    • USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
  • VPN throughput
    • USG 310:0.65 Gbit/s
    • USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • USG 310:560811.5 h
    • USG Flex 500:529688 h
  • Number of VPN connections
    • USG 310:105
    • USG Flex 500:500
  • Input current
    • USG 310:1.3 A
    • USG Flex 500:4.17 A
  • Width
    • USG 310:430 mm
    • USG Flex 500:300 mm
  • Depth
    • USG 310:250 mm
    • USG Flex 500:188 mm
  • Weight
    • USG 310:3.3 kg
    • USG Flex 500:1.65 kg

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Comparison of USG 310, USG Flex 500
49 specifications
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers6 Gbit/s2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers0.65 Gbit/s0.81 Gbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source82.23 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source41.5 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs560811.5 h529688 h
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one100000Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Number of VPN connectionsDiffers105500
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150
VPN tunnels quantity300300
Number of VLANsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64
Number of usersKnown for one25 user(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPSEC, SSL/TLS
VPN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7
Number of console portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SFP module slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneWiredUnknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingYesYes
Form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1U
Built-in fanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Input currentDiffers1.3 A4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24.1 W
AC input voltageKnown for one100-240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one58.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-30 - 70 °C-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers430 mm300 mm
DepthDiffers250 mm188 mm
Height44 mm44 mm
WeightDiffers3.3 kg1.65 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source351 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source152 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source245 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.83 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Rack mount kitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 year UTM
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code8517699085176990
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers6000 Mbit/s2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers650 Mbit/s810 Mbit/s

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