The result is a device that offers roughly 10x the SSL inspection performance of the previous generation’s industry standard. This is crucial because if a firewall cannot inspect encrypted traffic without latency, it is effectively a very expensive paperweight.
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To understand why the new 70G architecture is shifting enterprise standards, look at how its operational throughput scales against previous generation parameters like the FortiGate 80F: Performance Metric New FortiGate 70G Series FortiGate 80F Series SoC-based Security Processor Balanced Multi-CPU Design Firewall Throughput Up to 11x Industry Average Baseline Standard IPS Throughput 1.4 Gbps Threat Protection 1.3 Gbps Power Consumption Ultra-efficient (62x fewer Watts/Gbps) Standard Desktop draw Primary Use Case UTM-heavy distributed branches Standard connectivity sites Firmware Ecosystem: Navigating FortiOS Releases The result is a device that offers roughly