{"id":30650,"date":"2026-07-08T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=30650"},"modified":"2026-06-30T07:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:31:38","slug":"sophos-firewalls-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sophos-firewalls-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos Firewalls Models Comparison: XGS 3100 vs 3300 vs 4300"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30650\" class=\"elementor elementor-30650\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ad6b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53ad6b4\" 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-f8442cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8442cf\" 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 reality about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophos firewalls models<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is that you have quite a bit to choose from here. However, within the conversation of firewall comparisons, I always make it a point to focus on models that are closely related.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this case, I\u2019m providing a comparison of the Sophos XGS 3100, 3300, and 4300 firewall models. This article will get into a handful of general specs and more technical details to showcase exactly where these firewalls deliver some unique capabilities.<\/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-0c61628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c61628\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e41d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44e41d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/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-1bc5172 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bc5172\" 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-1f653bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f653bb\" 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;\">The XGS 3100, 3300, and 4300 scale performance based on enterprise size and workload demands<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All three models share the same Sophos XGS architecture and Xstream protection features<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall throughput ranges from 47 Gbps on the 3100 up to 75 Gbps on the 4300<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capacity differences impact real-world use cases like remote access, VPN load, and cloud traffic<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing the right model depends on aligning current network demands with future scalability requirements<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-529d5d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"529d5d5\" 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\">Narrowing Your Search in Sophos XGS Firewalls\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd5bf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fd5bf6\" 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 just an initial look, there\u2019s clearly a decent number of options under the Sophos XGS series. Narrowing that down <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sophos-sg\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a bit further<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, models like the 3100, 3300, and 4300 are aimed at mid-sized to large-scale operations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking beyond the obvious specs, your business will want to review the reality of scalability behind each of these models. Some of the shared similarities between each Sophos firewall appliance help streamline the search, but that makes the differences all the more important to focus on.<\/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-026bf5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"026bf5a\" 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 3100 Firewall?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d629d7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d629d7a\" 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;\">Starting with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-3100.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the XGS 3100<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Sophos, this is a mid-range firewall built with balanced performance and simplicity in mind. More specifically, it\u2019s a firewall for businesses needing strong protection without any complexity behind setup or management.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a brief look at the surface-level specs on this XGS model:<\/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-a2f58c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2f58c5\" 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-198a227 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"198a227\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7198d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d7198d\" 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 aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.4 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>NGFW Throughput:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 9 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span>12,260,000<\/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-2465556 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2465556\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d500b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d500b9\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-3100.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/XGS-3100-1024x177.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24762\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 3100 firewall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/XGS-3100-1024x177.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/XGS-3100-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/XGS-3100-768x133.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/XGS-3100.jpg 1432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-695e81e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"695e81e\" 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-e3e5a2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3e5a2a\" 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;\">Pretty impressive on its own if you ask me, but if you know anything about scaling firewall models, this is actually on the lower end of these three. Not based on quality, but simply the real-world limitations of the specs. However, don\u2019t get it twisted, the XGS 3100 is a stellar option for those needing enterprise-level scalability.<\/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-5d5b675 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d5b675\" 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 3300 Firewall?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30a18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e30a18c\" 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 for something middle-of-the-road here, then <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-3300.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the XGS 3300<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> isn\u2019t a bad way to go. It\u2019s also built as a mid-range firewall, one that\u2019s great for businesses needing higher performance and scalability.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what that looks like by the numbers:<\/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-a0dc159 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0dc159\" 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-7268764 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7268764\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569def2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"569def2\" 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 aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">58 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>NGFW Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span>13,700,000<\/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-095471f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"095471f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542616f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"542616f\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-3300.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"121\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/XGS-3300-1024x194.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19562 lazyload\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 3300 Firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/XGS-3300-1024x194.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/XGS-3300-300x57.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/XGS-3300-768x145.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/XGS-3300-1536x291.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/XGS-3300.jpg 1552w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/121;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-79b4540 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79b4540\" 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-422687c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"422687c\" 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 this XGS model technically sits above the 3100, that doesn\u2019t make it an automatic better choice for you. It\u2019s definitely ideal for those needing remote access and cloud usage, but it caps user support at around 1,000 users. Like any firewall out there, it has its strong points and limitations.<\/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-984748b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"984748b\" 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 4300 Firewall?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c2cf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92c2cf0\" 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;\">Sitting as the most sizable option out of this firewall comparison, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-4300.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophos XGS 4300<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a high-capacity model designed specifically for large enterprise environments. You\u2019re getting that same simplified management, with the promise of higher performance and scalability support.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out a handful of comparable specs in the list 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-1c2ce6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c2ce6a\" 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-e8f89e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8f89e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a662f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a662f41\" 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 aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>NGFW Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span>16,600,000<\/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-3eeaa73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3eeaa73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f53442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f53442\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-4300.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"134\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sophos-XGS-4300-1024x214.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27665 lazyload\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 4300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sophos-XGS-4300-1024x214.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sophos-XGS-4300-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sophos-XGS-4300-768x161.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sophos-XGS-4300.png 1502w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/134;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-cd3d253 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd3d253\" 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-211cbb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"211cbb3\" 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;\">As you can see, the capabilities of the XGS 4300 are pretty steep in comparison. Even if this firewall isn\u2019t your starting point, it\u2019s a great option to scale to down the road. On another note, as I always like to say, a proper comparison considers more than throughput capability.<\/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-b11b545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b11b545\" 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\">Sophos XGS 3100 vs 3300 vs 4300 Firewall Comparisons\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd19c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dd19c1\" 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;\">All in all, comparing Sophos XGS 3100 vs 3300 vs 4300 essentially comes with different support tiers for enterprise network demands. Remember that each of these models shares the same XGS architecture and core feature set as well. Nevertheless, here\u2019s a more thorough look at where they differ across several important specs categories.<\/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-fc4d611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"fc4d611\" 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-179\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-179\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Sophos XGS 3100<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Sophos XGS 3300<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Sophos XGS 4300<\/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<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">47 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">58 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">75 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">10.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">29.5 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">7.4 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">25.2 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NGFW Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">9 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">23 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPSec VPN Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">25 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">31.1 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">62.5 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Connections<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12,260,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13,700,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">16,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New Connections per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">186,500<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">257,800<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">368,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2.47 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.13 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">8 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interfaces<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8 x GE copper<br \/>\n2 x SFP<br \/>\n2 x SFP+<br \/>\n1 x Flexi Port slot<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8 x GE copper<br \/>\n2 x SFP<br \/>\n2 x SFP+<br \/>\n1 x Flexi Port slot<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">4 x GE copper<br \/>\n4 x 2.5 GE copper<br \/>\n4 x SFP+ (10GE)<br \/>\n2 x Flexi Port slots<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-179 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-5edbe16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5edbe16\" 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-655d6ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"655d6ff\" 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 here, I always advise companies and IT teams to take these numbers and stack them against their real-world network demands. This, alongside the potential help of third-party security experts, is how you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sophos-firewall\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">really hone in<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the right Sophos firewall appliance.<\/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-d84a01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d84a01a\" 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\u2019s Wrap This Up\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518f78b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"518f78b\" 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;\">In the realm of Sophos firewalls models, these are far from the only options available to you. Then again, if you\u2019re a growing enterprise, the 3100, 3300, and 4300 XGS models are great options to start with.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help streamline the differences here, the performance of these firewalls scales with their model number. These shifts in performance can be pretty significant, especially between the 3100 and 4300 models. In any case, if you want to end up with the perfect hardware and long-term support, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">working with us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Firewalls.com is how you get it done hassle-free from start to finish.<\/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-6ceadb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ceadb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:3172254117\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-16637cc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"16637cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/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-d09f1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d09f1c0\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c977a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"0c977a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1320\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1320\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Are the Sophos XGS 3100, 3300, and 4300 Built on the Same Platform? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1320\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d190d16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d190d16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-978ff2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"978ff2f\" 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;\">Yes, all three models run on the same Sophos XGS architecture with Xstream protection features.<\/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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1321\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1321\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How do I Decide Between the 3100, 3300, and 4300? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg 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