VM-Series Performance and Capacity on Private Clouds
VM-Series Performance and capacity on private clouds matrix provides details of supported
features under different private clouds.
Private Clouds
The different VM-Series models are optimized to deliver industry-leading performance. The
following table provides guidance on the best instance types for your performance and
capacity requirements on private clouds.
ESXi
2 VCPUS(FORMERLY VM-100)
4 VCPUS)(FORMERLY VM-300)
8 VCPUS(FORMERLY VM-500)
16 VCPUS(FORMERLY VM-700)
32 VCPUS
Firewall throughput (App-ID enabled)
2.5 Gbps
5.5 Gbps
10 Gbps
18 Gbps
30 Gbps
Threat Prevention throughput
1.2 Gbps
3 Gbps
5 Gbps
9 Gbps
15 Gbps
KVM
2 VCPUS(FORMERLY VM-100)
4 VCPUS)(FORMERLY VM-300)
8 VCPUS(FORMERLY VM-500)
16 VCPUS(FORMERLY VM-700)
32 VCPUS
Firewall throughput (App-ID enabled)
2.4 Gbps
5.5 Gbps
10 Gbps
19 Gbps
30 Gbps
Threat Prevention throughput
1.2 Gbps
3.5 Gbps
5.5 Gbps
10 Gbps
16 Gbps
Hyper-V
2 VCPUS(FORMERLY VM-100)
4 VCPUS)(FORMERLY VM-300)
8 VCPUS(FORMERLY VM-500)
16 VCPUS(FORMERLY VM-700)
32 VCPUS
Firewall throughput (App-ID enabled)
1.2 Gbps
2.5 Gbps
5.5 Gbps
8.2 Gbps
-
Threat Prevention throughput
600 Mbps
1.5 Gbps
3 Gbps
5 Gbps
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Performance numbers depend on the test environment and may vary based on multiple
factors. On average, you may expect a 10% variation between major releases.
