Sophos XGS 6500
Sophos XGS 6500



Xstream Protection
Sophos Firewall’s Xstream architecture protects your network from the latest threats while accelerating your important SaaS, SD-WAN, and cloud application traffic.
- TLS 1.3 Decryption
Remove an enormous blind spot with intelligent TLS inspection that’s fast and effective, supporting the latest standards with extensive exceptions and point-and-click policy tools to make your job easy. - Deep Packet Inspection
Stop the latest ransomware and breaches with high-performance streaming deep packet inspection, including next-gen IPS, web protection, and app control, as well as deep learning and sandboxing powered by SophosLabs Intelix. - Application Acceleration
Accelerate your SaaS, SD-WAN, and cloud traffic such as VoIP, video, and other trusted applications automatically or via your own policies, putting them on the Xstream FastPath to optimize performance.
Powerful Performance
The XGS Series delivers Xstream performance at every price point to power the protection you need for today’s diverse, distributed, and encrypted networks.

- Powered by Xstream
Accelerate and offload your important SaaS, SD-WAN, and cloud traffic at the hardware level, while adding performance headroom for TLS and deep packet inspection with integrated Xstream Flow Processors. - High-Speed Connectivity
Customize your firewall’s already versatile connectivity options with an extensive range of add-on modules for high-speed copper, fiber, Power over Ethernet (PoE), and Wi-Fi. - Purpose-Built Performance
Rest assured, your firewall is purpose-built from the core to handle the most demanding workloads with a dual processor architecture, generous memory provisioning, and high-performance solid-state storage.
Specs
System Performance
Firewall throughput | 115,000 Mbps |
Firewall Latency | 5 us |
Firewall IMIX | 60,000 Mbps |
Concurrent connections | 39,900,000 |
New connections/sec | 496,000 |
IPS throughput | 48,000 Mbps |
NGFW Throughput | 46,500 Mbps |
Threat Protection Throughput | 17,050 Mbps |
IPSec VPN throughput | 26,000 Mbps |
Xstream SSL/TLS Inspection | 16,000 Mbps |
Xstream SSL/TLS Concurrent connections | 768,000 |
Physical interfaces
GE RJ45 Ports | 8 x GbE cooper |
GE SFP Slots | 12 x SFP+ 10 GbE fiber* |
Network modules | 8 port GbE cooper, 8 port GbE SFP fiber, 4 port 10 GbE SFP+ fiber, 4 port GbE cooper bypass (2 pairs), 2 port 40 GbE QSFP+ fiber, 8 port 10 GbE SFP+ fiber, High-density module (NIC): 12 port GE cooper + 4 port 2.5 GE cooper |
Maximum number of interfaces | 68 |
Integrated network management ports | 1 x RJ45 MGMT, 1 x COM RJ45, 1 x Micro-USB (cable incl.) |
I/O ports | 2 x USB 3.0 (front) |
Storage | 2 x min. 480 GB SATA-III SSD, HW RAID built into CPU |
Display | Multi-function LCD module |
Optional add-on connectivity | SFP DSL module (VDSL2), SFP/SFP+ Transceivers |
Dimensions & Enviroment
Mounting | 2U sliding rails (included) |
Dimensions Height x Width x Length (mm) | 438 x 88 x 660 mm |
Weight | 17.8 kg/39.24 lbs (unpacked), 27 kg/59.53 lbs (packed) |
Power supply | 2 x hot-swap internal auto-ranging, 100-240VAC, 50-60 Hz PSU |
Power Consumption | 188.00 W/642.13 BTU/hr (idle), 497.09 W/1697.8 BTU/hr (max.) |
Operating Temperature | 0C to 40C (operating), -20C to 70C (storage) |
Humidity | 10% to 90% non-condensing |
Wireless Specification (XG Wireless only)
Product Certifications
Certifications | CB, CE, UL, FCC, ISED, VCCI, CCC, KC*, BSMI, RCM, NOM, Anatel* |
Reviews
Disclaimer Note
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