10CX220 vs 5CGXC7
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone 10 GX 10CX220 and the Altera Cyclone V 5CGXC7 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 10CX220 | 5CGXC7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone 10 GX | Altera Cyclone V |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 160,660 | 112,960 |
| LUTs as published | 80,330 ALMs | 56,480 ALMs |
| Vendor logic figure | 220,000 LE | 150,000 LE |
| DSP | 192 variable-precision DSP blocks | 156 variable-precision DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 11.5 Mb | 6.7 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 284 | 480 |
| Transceivers | 12 × XCVR 12.5 Gb/s | 9 × XCVR 3.125 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen2 x4 | 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 10CX220 has about 42% more logic capacity (161K vs 113K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the 10CX220 has 192 variable-precision DSP blocks against 156 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 5CGXC7.
The 10CX220 has more on-chip memory (11.5 Mb vs 6.7 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 12 at up to 12.5 Gb/s on the 10CX220 and 9 at up to 3.125 Gb/s on the 5CGXC7.
The 10CX220 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the 5CGXC7 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10CX220 (Cyclone 10 GX) and 5CGXC7 (Cyclone V).