Sophos XGS 8500 2U Model XGS Series Next-Gen Firewall Appliances

These 2U next-gen firewalls deliver maximum throughput for distributed and growing enterprises, offering advanced protection, high performance, and business continuity. Powered by a high-speed CPU and Xstream Flow Processors, they handle encrypted, cloud-hosted traffic efficiently. With built-in high-speed ports and optional high-density Flexi modules, connectivity is easily scalable.

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Performance

  • Firewall: 190,000 Mbps
  • TLS Inspection: 24,000 Mbps
  • Firewall IMIX: 81,000 Mbps
  • IPS: 93,000 Mbps
  • IPsec VPN: 141,000 Mbps
  • NGFW: 76,000 Mbps
  • Threat Protection: 34,000 Mbps
  • Latency (64-byte UDP): 5.5 µs

Connectivity

  • Fixed interfaces: 8 × GbE copper, 12 × SFP+ (10 GE) Fiber*, 2 × QSFP28 (10/25/40/50/100 Gbps)
  • Bypass port pairs (fixed): 2
  • Max port density (incl. modules): 70

Management & I/O

  • Management: 1 × RJ45 MGMT, 1 × COM RJ45, 1 × COM Micro-USB
  • Other I/O: 2 × USB 3.0 (front)

Modularity

  • Flexi port slots: 2 + 2 for high-density modules
  • Optional Flexi modules: 8-port GE copper, 8-port GE SFP, 4-port 10 GE SFP+, 4-port GE bypass (2 pairs), 2-port 40 GE QSFP+, 8-port 10 GE SFP+, various bypass/PoE/2.5 GE options, high-density 12× GE + 4× 2.5 GE module
  • Other add-ons: SFP VDSL modem, transceivers

Redundancy & Storage

  • Power: 2 × hot-swap internal power supplies
  • Dual SSD: Included, hardware RAID built into CPU