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Cisco ASA 5500 Adaptive Security Appliance and ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls for Small Offices and Branch Locations

You are used to select Cisco ASA 5500 Series, or tend to migrate to new Cisco ASA 5500-X? Why migrating to Cisco ASA 5500-X, especially for Small Offices and Branch Locations? The detailed feature comparison of Cisco ASA 5505, ASA 5512-X and ASA 5515-X may tell you why…

Compare Cisco ASA 5505, ASA 5512-X and ASA 5515-X

ASA 5505,ASA 5512-X,ASA 5515-X

Feature Cisco ASA 5505; Security Plus Cisco ASA 5512-X; Security Plus Cisco ASA 5515-X
Stateful inspection throughput (maximum1) Up to 150 Mbps 1 Gbps 1.2 Gbps
Stateful inspection throughput (multiprotocol2) 500 Mbps 600 Mbps
IPS throughput3 Up to 75 Mbps with AIP‑SSC-5 250 Mbps
(extra hardware not required)
400 Mbps
(extra hardware not required)
Next-generation throughput4(multiprotocol) 200 Mbps 350 Mbps
3DES/AES VPN throughput5 Up to 100 Mbps 200 Mbps 250 Mbps
Users or nodes Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
IPsec VPN peers 25* 250 250
Cisco Cloud Web Security users For detailed sizing guidance see the CWS Connector Sizing for ASA 5500 and ASA 5500-X
Premium AnyConnect VPN peers(included/maximum) 2/25 2/250 2/250
Concurrent connections 10,000; 25,000* 100,000 250,000
New connections per
second
4000 10,000 15,000
Virtual interfaces (VLANs) 3 (trunking disabled)/
20 (trunking enabled)*
50; 100 100
Security contexts (included/maximum)6 Not available 0,0;

2,5

2,5
High availability Not supported* Not supported; active/active and active/standby** Active/active and active/standby
Expansion slot 1 SSC 1 interface card 1 interface card
User-accessible flash slot No No
USB 2.0 ports 3 (1 on front, 2 on rear) 2 2
Integrated I/O 8 Fast Ethernet with 2 PoE ports 6 GE copper 6 GE copper
Expansion I/O 6 GE Copper or

6 GE SFP

6 GE Copper or

6 GE SFP

Serial ports 1 RJ-45 console 1 RJ-45 console 1 RJ-45 console
Solid state drive 1 slot, 120 GB MLC SED 1 slot, 120 GB MLC SED
Memory 512 MB 4 GB 8 GB
Minimum system flash 128 MB 4 GB 8 GB
System bus Multibus architecture Multibus architecture Multibus architecture
Temperature 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) 23 to 104°F (-5 to 40°C) 23 to 104°F (-5 to 40°C)
Relative humidity 5 to 95 percent noncondensing 10 to 90 percent noncondensing 10 to 90 percent noncondensing
Altitude Designed and tested for 0 to 9840 ft (3000 m); agency approved for 2000 m Designed and tested for 0 to 15,000 ft (4572 m) Designed and tested for 0 to 15,000 ft (4572 m)
Shock 1.14 m/sec (45 in./sec) 1/2 sine input 70G, 4.22 m/sec 70G, 4.22 m/sec
Vibration 0.41 Grms2 (3 to 500 Hz) random input 0.41 Grms2 (3 to 500 Hz) random input 0.41 Grms2 (3 to 500 Hz) random input
Acoustic noise 60 dBa max 64.2 dBa max 64.2 dBa max
Temperature -13 to 158ºF (-25 to 70ºC) -13 to 158ºF (-25 to 70ºC) -13 to 158ºF (-25 to 70ºC)
Relative humidity 5 to 95 percent noncondensing 10 to 90 percent noncondensing 10 to 90 percent noncondensing
Altitude 0 to 15,000 ft (4570m) Designed and tested for 0 to 15,000 ft (4570m) Designed and tested for 0 to 15,000 ft (4570m)
Shock 30G 70G, 4.22 m/sec 70G, 4.22 m/sec
Vibration 0.41 Grms2 (3 to 500 Hz) random input 1.12 Grms2 (3 to 500 Hz) random input 1.12 Grms2 (3 to 500 Hz) random input
AC range line voltage 100 to 240 VAC 100 to 240 VAC 100 to 240 VAC
AC normal line voltage 100 to 240 VAC 100 to 240 VAC 100 to 240 VAC
AC current 1.8A 4.85A 4.85A
AC frequency 50/60 Hz 50/60 Hz 50/60 Hz
Dual-power supplies None None None
DC domestic line voltage See the ASA 5500 Series Hardware Installation Guide -40.5 to 56 VDC (-48 VDC nominal) -40.5 to 56 VDC (-48 VDC nominal)
DC international line voltage See the ASA 5500 Series Hardware Installation Guide -55 to -72 VDC

(-60 VDC nominal)

-55 to -72 VDC

(-60 VDC nominal)

DC current See the ASA 5500 Series Hardware Installation Guide 15A (maximum input) 15A (maximum input)
Steady state 20W 51W 65W
Maximum peak 96W 56W 70W
Maximum heat dissipation 72 BTU/hr 192 BTU/hr 239 BTU/hr
Form factor Desktop 1RU, 19-in. rack-mountable 1RU, 19-in. rack-mountable
Dimensions (H x W x D) 1.75 x 7.89 x 6.87 in. (4.45 x 20.04 x 17.45 cm) 1.67 x 16.7 x 15.6 In (4.24 x 42.9 x 39.5 cm) 1.67 x 16.7 x 15.6 In (4.24 x 42.9 x 39.5 cm)
Weight (with AC power supply) 4.0 lb (1.8 kg) 13.39 lb (6.07 kg) 13.39 lb (6.07 kg)
Safety UL 60950, CSA C22.2 No. 60950, EN 60950 IEC 60950, AS/NZS60950 IEC 60950-1: 2005, 2ndEdition
EN 60950-1:2006+A11: 2009
UL 60950-1:2007, 2ndEdition;
CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07, 2nd Edition
IEC 60950-1: 2005, 2nd Edition
EN 60950-1:2006+A11: 2009
UL 60950-1:2007, 2ndEdition;
CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07, 2ndEdition
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) CE marking, FCC Part 15 Class B, AS/NZS CISPR22 Class B, VCCI Class B, EN55022 Class B, CISPR22 Class B, EN61000-3-2,
EN61000-3-3
CE: EN55022 2006+A1: 2007 Class A; EN55024 1998+A1:2001+A2:2003; EN61000-3-2 2009; EN61000-3-3 2008;
FCC: CFR 47, Part 15 Subpart B Class A 2010, ANSI C63.4 2009;
ICES-003 ISSUE 4 FEBRUARY.2004;
VCCI: V-3/2011.04;
C-TICK: AS/NZS CISPR 22,2009
KC: KN22 & KN24
CE: EN55022 2006+A1: 2007 Class A; EN55024 1998+A1: 2001+A2:2003; EN61000-3-2 2009; EN61000-3-3 2008;
FCC: CFR 47, Part 15 Subpart B Class A 2010, ANSI C63.4 2009;
ICES-003 ISSUE 4 FEBRUARY.2004;
VCCI: V-3/2011.04;
C-TICK: AS/NZS CISPR 22,2009
KC: KN22 & KN24
Industry certifications FIPS 140-2 Level 2

In process: Common Criteria EAL4+ US DoD Application-Level Firewall for Medium-Robustness Environments, and Common Criteria EAL4 for IPsec/SSL VPN

In process In process
  • 1 Maximum throughput measured with UDP traffic under ideal conditions.
  • 2 Multiprotocol = Traffic profile consisting primarily of TCP-based protocols/applications like HTTP, SMTP, FTP, IMAPv4, BitTorrent, and DNS.
  • 3 Firewall traffic that does not go through the IPS service can have higher throughput.
  • 4 Throughput was measured using Cisco ASA CX Software Release 9.1.1 with multiprotocol traffic profile with both AVC and WSE. Traffic logging was enabled as well.
  • 5 VPN throughput and sessions count depend on the ASA device configuration and VPN traffic patterns. These elements should be taken into consideration as part of your capacity planning.
  • 6 Separately licensed feature; includes two SSL licenses with base system.

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