FPGA & adaptive SoC databook · online editionRev. 2026.10

10CL010 vs LFE5U-12

A comparison of the Altera Cyclone 10 LP 10CL010 and the Lattice ECP5 LFE5U-12 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.

Side-by-side specifications

10CL010LFE5U-12
Vendor / familyAltera Cyclone 10 LPLattice ECP5
Logic (LUT4-equivalent)10,00012,000
LUTs as published10,000 LUT412,000 LUT4
Vendor logic figure10,000 LE— LC
DSP23 18×18 multipliers28 18×18 multipliers
Block RAM0.4 Mb0.6 Mb
Large RAM——
Max. user I/O176197
TransceiversNoneNone
Hard PCI ExpressNoneNone
Hard processorNoneNone
Process60 nm40 nm
Configuration memorySRAMSRAM
Packages34
Design toolAltera Quartus PrimeLattice Diamond

Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.

Key differences

The LFE5U-12 has about 20% more logic capacity (12K vs 10K LUT4 equivalents).

For arithmetic, the LFE5U-12 has 28 18×18 multipliers against 23 18×18 multipliers on the 10CL010.

The LFE5U-12 has more on-chip memory (0.6 Mb vs 0.4 Mb).

The 10CL010 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the LFE5U-12 with Lattice Diamond.

Full specifications

See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10CL010 (Cyclone 10 LP) and LFE5U-12 (ECP5).