Check Point advances firewall/VPN
performance:
Check Point Next Generation with
Application Intelligence achieves firewall performance of
more than 4 gigabit per second (Gbps) using a sub $5,000
system. Check Point customers benefit from unparalleled
investment protection.
What was tested?
Check Point SecurePlatform quickly and easily deploys Check
Point's market-leading security on industry-standard hardware.
It is designed for customers who want to realize the price/performance
advantages of open platforms, allowing administrators to
turn an Intel architecture based server into a secure, high-performance
firewall/VPN in less than five minutes.
Test Result:
NG with Application Intelligence achieved 4.2 Gbps of firewall
throughput, 1.1 Gbps of VPN throughput with strong encryption.
Such speed is 31% faster than the previous Next Generation
release. Check Point is delivering the industry's most comprehensive
security for protecting against both network and application
level attacks at impressive performance metrics.
System configuration:
| Check Point Product |
Next Generation
with Application Intelligence |
| Deployment |
Check Point SecurePlatform |
| CPU |
Dual Intel Xeon
3.06 Ghz |
| Memory |
4 GB |
| Network Interface |
6 Gigabit Ethernet
NICs |
|
