Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 500 vs Zyxel USG FLEX 700H

23specifications compared
18differ
5identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 700H has 12.7 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (15 Gbit/s vs 2.3 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 700H has 2.19 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (3 Gbit/s vs 0.81 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 700H has 152.77 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (235 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 700H.

Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
- USG FLEX 700H:15 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
- USG FLEX 700H:3 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG Flex 500:82.23 BTU/h
- USG FLEX 700H:235 BTU/h
Number of VLANs
- USG Flex 500:64
- USG FLEX 700H:128
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- USG Flex 500:7
- USG FLEX 700H:12
Input current
- USG Flex 500:4.17 A
- USG FLEX 700H:2 A
Power consumption (max)
- USG Flex 500:24.1 W
- USG FLEX 700H:86.7 W
Width
- USG Flex 500:300 mm
- USG FLEX 700H:430 mm

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Comparison of USG Flex 500, USG FLEX 700H
48 specifications	A Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product	B Zyxel USG FLEX 700H View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2.3 Gbit/s	15 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.81 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6300 Mbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	82.23 BTU/h	235 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for one	41.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	529688 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	150	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers	64	128
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one	IPSEC, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportDiffers	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	7	12
Number of console portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in fanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Input currentDiffers	4.17 A	2 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	24.1 W	86.7 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BSMI, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	300 mm	430 mm
DepthDiffers	188 mm	250 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43.5 mm
WeightDiffers	1.65 kg	3.14 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	351 mm	512 mm
Package heightDiffers	152 mm	395 mm
Package depthDiffers	245 mm	162 mm
Package weightDiffers	2.83 kg	4.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	1 year UTM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2300 Mbit/s	15000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	810 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s

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