10CL040 vs 10M40
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone 10 LP 10CL040 and the Altera MAX 10 10M40 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 10CL040 | 10M40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone 10 LP | Altera MAX 10 |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| LUTs as published | 40,000 LUT4 | 40,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 40,000 LE | 40,000 LE |
| DSP | 126 18×18 multipliers | 125 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 1.1 Mb | 1.2 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 325 | 500 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 60 nm | 55 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | Internal flash |
| Packages | 2 | 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
Both devices offer similar logic capacity: 40K and 40K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the 10CL040 has 126 18×18 multipliers against 125 18×18 multipliers on the 10M40.
Configuration memory: sram on the 10CL040, internal flash on the 10M40.
The 10CL040 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the 10M40 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10CL040 (Cyclone 10 LP) and 10M40 (MAX 10).