{"id":24827,"date":"2025-08-26T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=24827"},"modified":"2025-12-10T12:06:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:06:43","slug":"sonicwall-tz470-vs-tz480","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-tz470-vs-tz480\/","title":{"rendered":"SonicWall TZ470 vs TZ480: Upgrades in SMB NGFW Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24827\" class=\"elementor elementor-24827\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c7b18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2c7b18\" 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-e1b6817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1b6817\" 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;\">The 470 model in the TZ series from SonicWall has been a reliable choice for many organizations, and still is. On the other end of that coin, the manufacturer has finally released Gen 8, which is a step up when it comes to the newer TZ480 model. That means when you take an objective look at SonicWall TZ470 vs<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz\/480.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> TZ480<\/a>, you\u2019re going to easily see where the upgrades are.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While they\u2019ll also share some similarities in the datasheet, what you want to look for are the specs that make them identifiably unique. For this article, you\u2019re getting a no-fluff look at that information to help streamline your decision-making for the longevity and security of your business network.<\/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-7dd8eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dd8eb4\" 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\">A Look Into a Newer Generation of Firewall Hardware\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbbc6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fbbc6d\" 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;\">New firewall models landing on the market are a common procedure, but it only happens every three to five years or so. Not only is this a great window to start considering an upgrade, but it\u2019ll eventually become a necessity depending on how your business grows over time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What worked for your network security five years ago may not be the case today, and the last thing you want is a stacking list of vulnerabilities. SonicWall firewalls and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-tz-vs-nsa-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">different models available<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are known to be reliable across the board, but what\u2019s best for your organization likely slims down to a handful of options at most. Before you can determine what route you need to take for your network, you\u2019ll need to dive into a no-fluff SonicWall model comparison.<\/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-4583915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4583915\" 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 SonicWall TZ470?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc47fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcc47fe\" 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;\">With <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz\/470.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the reliable TZ470<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you get a piece of hardware that\u2019s built for small business scalability and simplified management. It supports a user count rating of 26 to 35. On top of that, it\u2019s compatible with various security licenses to help create robust network protection.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to the datasheet, here\u2019s what you\u2019ll want to look at first:<\/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-39e2d66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39e2d66\" 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-ec12307 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec12307\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab21a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab21a27\" 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: 3.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application Inspection Throughput: 2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max Connections (SPI): 1,000,000<\/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-887904b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"887904b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d9dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32d9dd7\" 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=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ470-1024x267.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24830\" alt=\"TZ470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ470-1024x267.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ470-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ470-768x201.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ470.jpg 1486w\" 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-fb668de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb668de\" 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-7248b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7248b7f\" 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 this sounds like more than enough for your network demands, there\u2019s nothing wrong with that at all. There isn\u2019t even an end-of-life (EOL) date for this model yet, but that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s the automatic perfect choice. You\u2019ll find a lot of specs behind SonicWall firewall models, which is why comparisons with their new tech are so important. You might be surprised by what you find inside the newer TZ480.<\/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-b5e7d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5e7d64\" 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 SonicWall TZ480?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ab4f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89ab4f4\" 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;\">Perfect for small businesses looking for enterprise-grade security and support for remote workforces, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz\/480.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the TZ480<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comes with some impressive details. Whether you\u2019re prioritizing zero-touch deployment, encrypted traffic, or effortless policy management, the TZ480 handles all of this and more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a quick look at the comparable details below:<\/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-22ebf4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22ebf4a\" 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-80d6895 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80d6895\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba15be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ba15be\" 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: 4 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Prevention Throughput: 2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application Inspection Throughput: 2.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 2.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max Connections (SPI): 1,200,000<\/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-82ca844 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82ca844\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770b0a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"770b0a1\" 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=\"143\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ480-1024x229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24831 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ480-1024x229.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ480-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ480-768x171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ480.jpg 1496w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/143;\" \/>\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-707c3f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"707c3f7\" 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-5088a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5088a24\" 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;\">It\u2019s more than just a little extra capacity in comparison; it\u2019s about having a bit of hindsight with your operation\u2019s network security demands. The TZ470 might be good for you at this very moment, but can you say the same in the coming years ahead?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering the new age the TZ480 is able to usher your network into, it could very well be the best choice for the long run. Of course, the specs mentioned above aren\u2019t the only categories that matter. It\u2019s always a good idea to take a deeper look at the numbers.<\/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-7abbc06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7abbc06\" 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\">SonicWall Model Comparison TZ470 vs TZ480\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b781b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b781b9\" 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\u2019ve ever tried reading through a datasheet, it\u2019s easy to get a little overwhelmed with the technicalities. To help with that, the table below covers many of the key details you\u2019re looking for that\u2019ll help align your decision-making with the right firewall hardware.<\/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-fc4e89d elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"fc4e89d\" 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-95\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-95\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">SonicWall TZ670<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">SonicWall TZ680<\/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 (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.5<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Prevention Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.5<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Application Inspection Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPsec VPN Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.5<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Connections per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Connections (SPI)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Connections (DPI)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">250,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">350,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">150<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interfaces<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8 x 1 GbE<br \/>\n2 x 2.5 GbE<br \/>\n2 USB 3.0<br \/>\n1 Console<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8 x 1 GbE Cu<br \/>\n2 x 5G\/2.5G\/1G SFP+<br \/>\n1 console (Micro-USB) <br \/>\n1 USB (type-C)<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-95 from cache --><\/div>\n\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-e517da1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e517da1\" 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-c09df7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c09df7b\" 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 some of these specs aren\u2019t too far off from each other, their limitations can make a world of difference when it comes to your network demands. Firewalls and network security consider many different layers when it comes to every layer of your setup. At the end of the day, it\u2019s a lot of the fine print that\u2019ll guide which route you take over the next few years, at least.<\/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-9c75230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c75230\" 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\">The Bottom Line\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a78941c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a78941c\" 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;\">Specifications aside, you\u2019re also getting the SonicOS 8 with the new-gen hardware, among the many other ramped-up capabilities. If you\u2019re currently sitting on the TZ470, then the smartest upgrade would be to the TZ480.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those looking for a new manufacturer or their first firewall setup, getting the latest gen in SonicWall firewall models isn\u2019t a bad idea. 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