Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 500 vs Zyxel USG FLEX 500H

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 6identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 7.7 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (10 Gbit/s vs 2.3 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 1.19 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (2 Gbit/s vs 0.81 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 129.07 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (211.3 BTU/h vs 82.23 BTU/h). VPN support: IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec on the Zyxel USG Flex 500, IKEv2, IPSec, SSL on the Zyxel USG FLEX 500H.

  • Firewall throughput
    • USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
    • USG FLEX 500H:10 Gbit/s
  • VPN throughput
    • USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
    • USG FLEX 500H:2 Gbit/s
  • Heat dissipation
    • USG Flex 500:82.23 BTU/h
    • USG FLEX 500H:211.3 BTU/h
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • USG Flex 500:2
    • USG FLEX 500H:1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • USG Flex 500:7
    • USG FLEX 500H:12
  • Input current
    • USG Flex 500:4.17 A
    • USG FLEX 500H:4.736 A
  • Power consumption (max)
    • USG Flex 500:24.1 W
    • USG FLEX 500H:68 W
  • Depth
    • USG Flex 500:188 mm
    • USG FLEX 500H:182 mm

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Comparison of USG Flex 500, USG FLEX 500H
45 specifications
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers2.3 Gbit/s10 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers0.81 Gbit/s2 Gbit/s
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3500 Mbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers82.23 BTU/h211.3 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for one41.5 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one529688 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one500Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one150Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one300Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANs6464
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for oneIPSEC, SSL/TLSUnknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportDiffersIKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSecIKEv2, IPSec, SSL
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers21
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers712
Number of console portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWired
Console portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one1UUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in fanKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Input currentDiffers4.17 A4.736 A
Power consumption (max)Differs24.1 W68 W
DC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source19 V
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneDCC, CE, C-Tick, LVDUnknown — not stated by the source
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBSMI, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Low Voltage Directive (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)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width300 mm300 mm
DepthDiffers188 mm182 mm
HeightDiffers44 mm43.5 mm
WeightDiffers1.65 kg1.64 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers351 mm350 mm
Package heightDiffers152 mm149 mm
Package depthDiffers245 mm244 mm
Package weightDiffers2.83 kg2.93 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Rack mount kitKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one1 year UTMUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePower
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one85176990Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers2300 Mbit/s10000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers810 Mbit/s2000 Mbit/s

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