10AX016 vs 5CGXC7
A comparison of the Altera Arria 10 10AX016 and the Altera Cyclone V 5CGXC7 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 10AX016 | 5CGXC7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Arria 10 | Altera Cyclone V |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 123,020 | 112,960 |
| LUTs as published | 61,510 ALMs | 56,480 ALMs |
| Vendor logic figure | 210,000 LE | 150,000 LE |
| DSP | 156 variable-precision DSP blocks | 156 variable-precision DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 8.6 Mb | 6.7 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 288 | 480 |
| Transceivers | 12 × XCVR 17.4 Gb/s | 9 × XCVR 3.125 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen3 x8 | Gen1 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 20 nm | 28 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 5 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Altera Quartus Prime |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The 10AX016 has about 9% more logic capacity (123K vs 113K LUT4 equivalents).
The 10AX016 has more on-chip memory (8.6 Mb vs 6.7 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 12 at up to 17.4 Gb/s on the 10AX016 and 9 at up to 3.125 Gb/s on the 5CGXC7.
The 10AX016 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the 5CGXC7 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10AX016 (Arria 10) and 5CGXC7 (Cyclone V).