Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG FLEX 500H vs Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 9.2 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s (10 Gbit/s vs 0.8 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 1.85 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s (2 Gbit/s vs 0.15 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 170.38 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s (211.3 BTU/h vs 40.92 BTU/h). Weight: 1.64 kg on the Zyxel USG FLEX 500H, 880 g on the Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 500H:10 Gbit/s
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:0.8 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG FLEX 500H:2 Gbit/s
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:0.15 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG FLEX 500H:211.3 BTU/h
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:40.92 BTU/h
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- USG FLEX 500H:12
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:4
Input current
- USG FLEX 500H:4.736 A
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:2 A
Weight
- USG FLEX 500H:1.64 kg
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:880 g
Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 500H:10000 Mbit/s
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:800 Mbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG FLEX 500H:2000 Mbit/s
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:150 Mbit/s

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Comparison of USG FLEX 500H, VPN50
38 specifications	A Zyxel USG FLEX 500H View product	B Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s Model VPN50 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	10 Gbit/s	0.8 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	2 Gbit/s	0.15 Gbit/s
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for one	3500 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	211.3 BTU/h	40.92 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44000 h
Networkidentical
Number of VLANsKnown for one	64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50
Securityidentical
VPN supportKnown for one	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	1	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	12	4
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Power1 differ
Input currentDiffers	4.736 A	2 A
DC input voltageKnown for one	19 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	68 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	BSMI, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Low Voltage Directive (LVD)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	300 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	182 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	43.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1.64 kg	880 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 143 x 33 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	350 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	149 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	2.93 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	800 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	2000 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s

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