🛡️ Cisco Firepower 1140 vs 1150
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Performance Overview
Scores based on quantifiable specification values (1-10 scale)
Detailed Specifications
| Specification | Cisco Firepower 1140 Cisco | Cisco Firepower 1150 Cisco |
|---|---|---|
| Key Metrics | ||
| FTD firewall throughput | 3.3 Gbps | 5.3 Gbps |
| ASA firewall throughput | 6 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| NGIPS throughput | 3.5 Gbps | 6.1 Gbps |
| TLS inspection throughput | 1.2 Gbps | 1.4 Gbps |
| Concurrent sessions | 400,000 | 600,000 |
| Site-to-site / RA VPN peers | 400 | 800 |
| Throughput & Inspection | ||
| Stateful firewall (FTD) | 3.3 Gbps | 5.3 Gbps |
| Stateful firewall (ASA) | 6 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| NGIPS (AVC + IPS) | 3.5 Gbps | 6.1 Gbps |
| IPSec VPN throughput | -- | 2.4 Gbps |
| TLS / SSL decryption | 1.2 Gbps | 1.4 Gbps |
| Connectivity | ||
| 1G RJ45 ports | 8 | 8 |
| 1G SFP ports | 4 | 2 |
| 10G SFP+ ports | 0 | 2 |
| Total data interfaces | 12 × 1G | 8 × 1G RJ45 + 2 × 1G SFP + 2 × 10G SFP+ |
| Sessions & VPN Scale | ||
| Concurrent connections | 400,000 | 600,000 |
| VPN peers (IPSec/RA) | 400 | 800 |
| HA modes | Active/standby | Active/active and active/standby |
| Platform & Management | ||
| On-board SSD | 200 GB | 200 GB |
| Management options | FMC, FDM, CDO, ASDM (ASA image) | FMC, FDM, CDO, ASDM (ASA image) |
| Software images | FTD or ASA | FTD or ASA |
| Form factor | 1U desktop/rack | 1U desktop/rack |
Expert Analysis
The headline difference between the FPR1140 and FPR1150 is twofold: the 1150 delivers roughly 60–75% more inspected throughput, and it adds two 10G SFP+ interfaces that the 1140 simply does not have. For any deployment where the WAN, DMZ or inter-VLAN trunk could conceivably push beyond 1 Gbps — increasingly common even at mid-market sites with gigabit fibre — the 1150 is the only one of the pair that can carry that traffic at line rate on a single interface.
The 1140 is still a credible appliance for UK branch and smaller HQ deployments: 3.3 Gbps of FTD throughput with full NGIPS and 1.2 Gbps of TLS decryption comfortably covers a 100–250-user site running Microsoft 365, SaaS and typical north-south inspection. Its 400 VPN peers and 400K concurrent sessions are the practical ceiling, however, and active/standby is the only HA option — fine for branch resilience, less ideal where you want both nodes carrying load.
The 1150 lifts every meaningful number: 5.3 Gbps FTD, 6.1 Gbps NGIPS, 600K sessions, 800 VPN peers, 2.4 Gbps IPSec, and active/active HA in addition to active/standby. The 10G uplinks and doubled VPN peer count make it the better fit for a regional HQ aggregating branch IPSec tunnels or for a site where SSL inspection on Office 365 and web traffic is mandatory under an internal data-protection or NCSC-aligned policy.
Recommendation: pick the 1140 if you are sizing for a sub-300-user UK site with a 1 Gbps WAN, modest VPN concentration and no realistic 10G requirement on the horizon. Step up to the 1150 if you need 10G interfaces, expect to terminate more than ~400 VPN users, want active/active HA, or want headroom for TLS inspection growth over a 5-year refresh cycle — the relatively small price delta for the capability uplift is usually justified.
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