Sophos XGS 87 HW Appliance
Overview:
Sophos XGS 87 HW Appliance uses 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.

Specifications:
| Products | XGS 87(w) | XGS 107(w) | XGS 116(w) | XGS 126(w) | XGS 136(w) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | |||||
| Firewall throughput | 3,700 Mbps | 7,000 Mbps | 7,700 Mbps | 10,500 Mbps | 11,500 Mbps |
| Firewall IMIX | 2,500 Mbps | 2,900 Mbps | 3,500 Mbps | 4,000 Mbps | 4,700 Mbps |
| Firewall Latency (64 byte UDP) | 6 µs | 6 µs | 8 µs | 8 µs | 8 µs |
| IPS throughput | 1,015 Mbps | 1,355 Mbps | 2,000 Mbps | 2,600 Mbps | 3,300 Mbps |
| Threat Protection throughput | 240 Mbps | 330 Mbps | 685 Mbps | 900 Mbps | 1,000 Mbps |
| Concurrent connections | 1600000 | 1600000 | 1600000 | 5000000 | 6400000 |
| New connections/sec | 35700 | 44400 | 61500 | 69900 | 74500 |
| IPsec VPN throughput | – | – | – | – | – |
| Xstream SSL/TLS Inspection | 375 Mbps | 420 Mbps | 650 Mbps | 800 Mbps | 950 Mbps |
| Xstream SSL/TLS Concurrent connections | 8192 | 8192 | 8192 | 12288 | 18432 |


Eunice Waweru –
Exceptional value for a comprehensive, all-in-one security solution. The bundled central management and advanced features like synchronized security provide enterprise-grade protection at a very accessible price point for small businesses.