Product Comparison M4600 & M5600

Product Comparison Chart Results

WatchGuard® Model WatchGuard Firebox M670 WatchGuard Firebox M4600 WatchGuard Firebox M5600
Ideal For Midsize business and distributed enterprise Headquarters for distributed enterprises Headquarters for distributed enterprises
Performance
UTM Throughput 5.4 Gbps 8 Gbps 11 Gbps
Firewall Throughput 34 Gbps 40 Gbps 60 Gbps
VPN Throughput 7.6 Gbps 10 Gbps 10 Gbps
AV Throughput 6.2 Gbps 9 Gbps 12 Gbps
IPS Throughput 10.4 Gbps 13 Gbps 18 Gbps
VPN Tunnels
Branch Office VPN Tunnels 750 5,000 Unrestricted
Mobile VPN 750 10,000 Unrestricted
Hardware
Interfaces 8 Gb (included); Optional 8 Gb, 8 Gb fiber, 4 x 10 Gb fiber 8 Gb (included); Optional 8 Gb, 8 Gb fiber, 4 10Gb fiber, 2 40Gb fiber 8 Gb, 4 10Gb fiber (included); Optional 8 1Gb, 8 1Gb fiber, 4 10Gb fiber, 2 40Gb fiber
Wireless Models N/A N/A N/A
Networking Features
VLAN 750 1,000 Unrestricted
SD-WAN Dynamic Path Selection
Additional Security Subscriptions
Support and Maintenance Program 24×7 Support included with Security Suite 24×7 Support included with Security Suite 24×7 Support included with Security Suite
Access Portal Optional Optional Optional
Application Control Optional Optional Optional
APT Blocker Optional Optional Optional
Data Loss Prevention Optional Optional Optional
DNSWatch Optional Optional Optional
Gateway AntiVirus Optional Optional Optional
IntelligentAV Optional Optional Optional
Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) Optional Optional Optional
Network Discovery Optional Optional Optional
Reputation Enabled Defense Optional Optional Optional
spamBlocker with Virus Outbreak Detection Optional Optional Optional
Threat Detection and Response Optional Optional Optional
WebBlocker with HTTPS URL filtering Optional Optional Optional

Throughput rates are determined using multiple flows through multiple ports and will vary depending on environment and configuration. Max firewall throughput tested using 1518 byte UDP packets based on RFC 2544 methodology.