{"id":15928,"date":"2020-08-05T14:56:42","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T19:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=15928"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T16:33:15","slug":"fortigate-80f-vs-80e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortigate-80f-vs-80e\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the Difference Between the FortiGate 80F &#038; FortiGate 80E?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15928\" class=\"elementor elementor-15928\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d92a37b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d92a37b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f445907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f445907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fortinet\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> latest models, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fortigate-80f-81f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FortiGate 80F and 81F<\/a><\/strong> have just launched. With a SoC4 security processor, application-specific chips, and new WAN edge features, the 80F series is another entry in Fortinet\u2019s steady upgrade from the excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/category\/firewalls.html?model_series=110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E Series<\/a> to the faster, even more secure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/category\/firewalls.html?model_series=178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F Series firewalls<\/a>. The FortiGate 80F follows in the footsteps of the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fortigate-40f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FortiGate 40F<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fg-60f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FortiGate 60F<\/a><\/strong>, &amp; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fg-100f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FortiGate 100F<\/a><\/strong>. So, what exactly is the difference between <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fortigate-80f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FortiGate 80E UTM appliances<\/a><\/strong> and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fortigate-80f-81f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FortiGate 80F next generation firewall<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c2e39 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8c2e39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e578d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e578d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FortiGate80F_FrontTop-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15945\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FortiGate80F_FrontTop-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FortiGate80F_FrontTop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FortiGate80F_FrontTop-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FortiGate80F_FrontTop-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FortiGate80F_FrontTop-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763752d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"763752d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The FortiGate 80F Tech Specs\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 1.15rem;\">&#8211; <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/pub\/media\/wysiwyg\/datasheets\/Fortinet\/fortigate-80f-series-datasheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Datasheet<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><strong>Firewall Throughput<\/strong>: 10 Gbps<\/p><p><strong>IPS Throughput<\/strong>: 1.4 Gbps<\/p><p><strong>NGFW Throughput<\/strong>: 1 Gbps<\/p><p><strong>SSL VPN Throughput<\/strong>: 900 Mbps<\/p><p><strong>Concurrent Sessions (TCP)<\/strong>: 1,500,000<\/p><p><strong>New Connections per Second<\/strong>: 45,000<\/p><p><strong>Firewall Latency<\/strong>: 4 \u03bcs<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Not sure what these numbers mean? Check out our post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/firewall-tech-specs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">explaining firewall Tech Specs!<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82f1f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c82f1f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a80d8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a80d8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4348045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4348045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>FortiGate 80F Overview<\/strong><\/h3><p>The FortiGate 80F brands itself as a <strong>secure SD-WAN<\/strong> and security appliance. This focus on the WAN edge is growing more and more popular in the network security space as small businesses and enterprises alike step up to the challenges of digital transformation and remote work. SD-WAN provides secure, direct Internet access for the kinds of cloud-connected applications businesses now depend on like Dropbox, GitHub, Salesforce, Office 365, and more.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortinet.com\/blog\/business-and-technology\/defining-security-driven-networking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fortinet\u2019s security-driven networking approach<\/a> focuses on seamless integration, simple deployment, and intuitive, feature-rich management. This is made possible by<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortinet-sd-wan-asic\/\">Fortinet\u2019s SD-WAN Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)<\/a><\/strong>. The first-of-its-kind technology handles identification and steering for over 5,000 known cloud applications.<\/p><p>The FortiGate 80F joins its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/category\/firewalls.html?model_series=178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F-Series<\/a> brethren as leaders of the SD-WAN race. <strong>For any organization looking to deploy applications, devices, or cloud environments across multiple branch locations, the WAN edge efficiency of these models should put them at the top of any shortlist.<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fortigate-80f-81f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><button class=\"btn btn-primary\">Shop FortiGate 80F<\/button><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe6a793 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe6a793\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28701ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28701ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FortiGate80E_FrontTop-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15944 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FortiGate80E_FrontTop-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FortiGate80E_FrontTop-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FortiGate80E_FrontTop-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FortiGate80E_FrontTop-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FortiGate80E_FrontTop-2048x1365.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/427;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c62e333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c62e333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>FortiGate 80E Tech Specs &#8211; <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/pub\/media\/wysiwyg\/datasheets\/Fortinet\/FG-80E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Datasheet<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><strong>Firewall Throughput<\/strong>: 4 Gbps<\/p><p><strong>IPS Throughput<\/strong>: 450 Mbps<\/p><p><strong>NGFW Throughput<\/strong>: 360 Mbps<\/p><p><strong>SSL VPN Throughput<\/strong>: 200 Mbps<\/p><p><strong>Concurrent Sessions (TCP)<\/strong>: 1,300,000<\/p><p><strong>New Connections per Second<\/strong>: 30,000<\/p><p><strong>Firewall Latency<\/strong>: 3 \u03bcs<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Not sure what these numbers mean? How about another reminder about our post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/firewall-tech-specs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">explaining firewall Tech Specs!<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c27ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e2c27ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff1be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ff1be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>FortiGate 80E Overview<\/strong><\/h3><p>The FortiGate 80E is well-recognized in the industry as a powerhouse of network security, fit for most mid-sized businesses and larger branch offices. The FG-80E includes a SoC3 system-on-a-chip build that optimizes processing power and performance without sacrificing security. As part of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/what-is-the-fortinet-security-fabric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fortinet Security Fabric<\/a><\/strong>, the FortiGate 80E integrates multiple layers of security across small business networks, letting systems communicate in real time to detect and stop advanced threats.<\/p><p>The FortiGate 80E is a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/what_is_utm_firewall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unified Threat Management (UTM)<\/a><\/strong> platform that delivers wired and wireless networking for networks up to roughly 50 users. This model also comes with variants that boast improved internal storage as well as Power-over-Ethernet capabilities. A USB port located on the rear of the appliance allows for 3G\/4G compatibility that allows for additional WAN connectivity and redundancy.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fortigate-80f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><button class=\"btn btn-primary\">Shop FortiGate 80E<\/button><\/a><\/p><h3>How much does the FortiGate 80F cost?<\/h3><p>Pricing for FortiGate 80F starts with an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/fortinet-fortigate-80f-appliance-only.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSRP of $1200 for the Appliance Only model<\/a><\/strong> (though Firewalls.com highly discourages buying &#8220;appliance only&#8221; products as a primary firewall). However, requesting a Quote or connecting with a Firewalls.com account representative via Live Chat will immediately shave hundreds of dollars off your final price tag.<\/p><p>Compared to the FG-80E, the FortiGate 80F nets you four times the UTM throughput, extra space for site-to-site tunnels, and connection per second gains an order of magnitude greater than E Series counterparts. And don&#8217;t forget that whole purpose-build secure SD-WAN, too.<\/p><p>Visit our<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fortigate-80f-81f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fortinet FortiGate 80F\/81F<\/a> <\/strong>page to Request a Quote or Live Chat now.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FortiGate 80F combines SD-WAN, advanced routing, enhanced throughput, &#038; more. 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