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What are the Gen6 TZ series features and capabilities?
03/26/2020 
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Description
The new wired and Wireless SOHO, TZ300, TZ400, TZ500, and TZ600 (Note: only wired) firewalls represent the 6th generation of SonicWall firewalls and provide a major hardware and software upgrade over the previous TZ and NSA 220/250 platforms.
Resolution
The benefits and capabilities of the new TZs/SOHOs include:
- Hardware enhancement:
- Performance increase based on:
- Higher processor core speeds
- Higher processor core count
- Processor architecture enhancements
- Additional memory
- 5 to 10 gigabit Ethernet ports, depending on model
- USB3.0 support (SOHO supports only USB2.0)
| Model | Integrated Wireless | CPU | USB | System Memory | Additional Memory |
| TZ 600 | N | 10x1 GbE Copper | 2x USB3.0 | 1G | 64M |
| TZ 500 | N | 8x1 GbE Copper | |||
| TZ 500W | 802.11ac | ||||
| TZ 400 | N | 7x1 GbE Copper | 1x USB3.0 | ||
| TZ 400W | 802.11ac | 7x1 GbE Copper | |||
| TZ 300 | N | 5x1 GbE Copper | |||
| TZ 300W | 802.11ac | 5x1 GbE Copper | |||
| SOHO W | 802.11n | 5x1 GbE Copper | 1x USB2.0 | ||
| SOHO | N | 5x1 GbE Copper | 1x USB2.0 | 512MB |
- Software enhancement:
| Feature | SOHO | TZ 300 | TZ 400 | TZ 500 | TZ 600 |
| DPI-SSL | DPI-SSL License | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Geo-IP Filter | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Botnet Filter | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| App Visualization | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Application Control | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| High Availability | N | Y Active/Standby | Y Active/Standby | Y Active/Standby w/ State Sync | Y Active/Standby w/ State Sync |
NOTE: Geo-IP & Botnet Filters are part of IPS license. Firewall UI updated to display "Geo-IP & Botnet Filter" in System | Licenses page when IPS license is active.
- DPI Connection Count increase:
Model | Max DPI Connection | Max DPI-SSL Connection |
TZ 600 | 125,000 | 250 |
TZ 500//TZ 500W | 100,000 | |
TZ 400/TZ 400W | 90,000 | |
TZ 300/TZ 300W | 50,000 | |
SOHO/SOHOW | 10,000 | 100 |
- SonicPoints Supported increase:
| Model | SPs |
| TZ 600 | 24 |
| TZ 500/ TZ 500W | 16 |
| TZ 400/ TZ 400W | 16 |
| TZ 300/ TZ 300W | 8 |
| SOHO/ SOHOW | 2 |
- SSL-VPN Session increase:
| Model | SSL-VPN session |
| TZ 600 | 200 |
| TZ 500/ TZ 500W | 150 |
| TZ 400/TZ 400W | 100 |
| TZ 300/TZ 300W | 50 |
| SOHO/SOHOW | 10 |
More information can be found be viewing the TZ Datasheet.
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