{"id":18544,"date":"2025-01-23T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=18544"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:41:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T19:41:34","slug":"sophos-xgs-126-vs-xg-125","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sophos-xgs-126-vs-xg-125\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos XGS 126 vs XG 125: See the Firewall Upgrade for Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18544\" class=\"elementor elementor-18544\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8305b69 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8305b69\" 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-447e929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"447e929\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From a bird\u2019s eye view, it isn\u2019t hard to discern that the Sophos XGS 126 surpasses the capabilities of the XG 125. This can be seen from numerous angles, all of which can be found in the device specifications.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also get the added benefit of Xstream protection with the XGS 126. The short version is that the XGS series comes with much more robust network security features compared to its predecessors, the XG series.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although both models serve the same demographic of small to medium-sized companies, the XG 125\u2019s end-of-life is coming next year. Whether you\u2019re just getting started or looking for new firewall devices, this article should offer the transparency you need.<\/span><\/p>\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-01c399e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01c399e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finding the Advancements in Sophos XGS 126 vs XG 125<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec6ad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ec6ad5\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re upgrading from the XG 125 or just trying to understand the difference, know that the XGS 126 is a bit stronger performance-wise. From higher through to advanced threat protection and improvements on internal hardware, the 126 is firewall security built for the coming years ahead.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to its feature set, it\u2019s also a much more scalable option for business growth. The overall enhanced performance of the XGS series trumps XG in more ways than one. It\u2019s also important to understand where advancements have been made so current XG users are ready to transition when the time comes.<\/span><\/p>\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-a4a3eee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4a3eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Sophos XGS 126?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43aac9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43aac9c\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Sophos firewall is one that\u2019s suitable for 50 to 100 users at any given time. On top of the impressive capabilities behind Xstream Protection, it\u2019s a great starter firewall or upgrade for a growing small to mid-size operation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few specs you should consider about the XGS 126 before making a decision:<\/span><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2b2d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f2b2d3\" 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-59d1b55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59d1b55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61b8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e61b8b7\" 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<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall Throughput: 10,500 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 2,600 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Protection Throughput: 900 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concurrent Connections: 5,000,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection: 800 Mbps<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47cdac4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47cdac4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2976e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2976e13\" 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=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/XGS-126-1024x299.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18551\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/XGS-126-1024x299.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/XGS-126-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/XGS-126-768x224.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/XGS-126-1536x449.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/XGS-126.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>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0dcd6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0dcd6e\" 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-42b6603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42b6603\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If these numbers don\u2019t mean much to you, sizing them up against what the XG 125 is capable of will help to make sense of it all. Even though both Sophos firewall models cater to the same demographic, that doesn\u2019t mean they come with the same performance.<\/span><\/p>\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-47860f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47860f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Sophos XG 125?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbd2360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbd2360\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coming from an entirely different series of Sophos firewalls, the XG 125 was once more than suitable. Although it\u2019s still in use, that doesn\u2019t mean it is going to be able to keep up with more modern needs in network security.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The list below gives a better visual of how the XGS 126 can be seen as an obvious upgrade:<\/span><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba94c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ba94c0\" 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-ba7b95d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba7b95d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39ab91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a39ab91\" 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<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall Throughput: 7,000 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 1,530 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Protection Throughput: 400 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concurrent Connections: 1,570,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xstream SSL Decryption: 170 Mbps<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d35292e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d35292e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0cf8dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0cf8dd\" 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=\"450\" height=\"132\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/xg125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18550 lazyload\" alt=\"Sophos XG 125\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/xg125.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/xg125-300x88.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/132;\" \/>\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>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62695e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62695e7\" 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-5b1a98e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b1a98e\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although this information can definitely help simplify your decision-making, there are still several other factors that come into play. The specs can get pretty extensive, which is why a streamlined comparison can help for reference.<\/span><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85dafce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85dafce\" 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-02bf371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02bf371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparisons Between Sophos XGS 126 vs XG 125\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4910bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4910bd2\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re an expert or novice in network security, you never want to overlook the fine print in the specifications. The bullet points above are a great starting point, but a more comprehensive look at the info can help to avoid potential confusion. In the table below, you can see how the XGS 126 and XG 125 stack up in terms of firewall security capabilities and features.<\/span><\/p>\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-da217de elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"da217de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-18\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-18\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specification<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Sophos XGS 126<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Sophos XG 125<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Firewall Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">10,500<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2,600<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1,530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">900<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Connections<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1,570,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New Connections per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">69,900<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">29,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Xstream SSL\/TLS (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">800<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">(Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">N\/A<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">170<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Wi-Fi Interface<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wi-Fi 5\/802.11a\/b\/g\/n\/ac (2.4 GHz \/ 5 GHz)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">802.11a\/b\/g\/n\/ac (2.4 GHz \/ 5 GHz)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Physical Interface<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12 x GbE copper <br \/>\n2 x SFP fiber*<br \/>\n2 x GbE (30W max. per port)<br \/>\n1 x COM RJ45 <br \/>\n1 x Micro-USB<br \/>\n1 x USB 2.0 <br \/>\n1 x USB 3.0<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8 GbE copper<br \/>\n1 GbE SFP*<br \/>\n2 x USB 2.0<br \/>\n1 x Micro-USB<br \/>\n1 x COM (RJ45)<br \/>\n1 x HDMI<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Power Supply<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">External auto-ranging AC-DC 100-240VAC, 2.5A@50-60 Hz 12VDC, 12.5A, 150W<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">External auto-ranging DC: 12V,<br \/>\n100-240VAC, 36W@50-60 Hz<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-18 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce8cb20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce8cb20\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While each model does share a few similarities, the XGS 126 comes out on top with the specs that truly matter. Once again, the XG 125 has served well and will continue to do so until its end of life in 2025, but the XGS series is meant to be the successor.<\/span><\/p>\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-84069a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84069a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let's Wrap Up<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8513a1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8513a1a\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re looking into the future growth of your organization, it\u2019d be wise to look more into what the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-128.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophos XGS 126<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has to offer. 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