10M04 vs EP4CE6
A comparison of the Altera MAX 10 10M04 and the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE6 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 10M04 | EP4CE6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera MAX 10 | Altera Cyclone IV |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 4,000 | 6,000 |
| LUTs as published | 4,000 LUT4 | 6,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 4,000 LE | 6,000 LE |
| DSP | 20 18×18 multipliers | 15 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 0.2 Mb | 0.3 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 246 | 179 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 55 nm | 60 nm |
| Configuration memory | Internal flash | SRAM |
| Packages | 5 | 3 |
| 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 EP4CE6 has about 50% more logic capacity (6K vs 4K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the 10M04 has 20 18×18 multipliers against 15 18×18 multipliers on the EP4CE6.
The EP4CE6 has more on-chip memory (0.3 Mb vs 0.2 Mb).
Configuration memory: internal flash on the 10M04, sram on the EP4CE6.
The 10M04 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4CE6 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10M04 (MAX 10) and EP4CE6 (Cyclone IV).