10M08 vs EP4CE10
A comparison of the Altera MAX 10 10M08 and the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE10 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 10M08 | EP4CE10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera MAX 10 | Altera Cyclone IV |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 8,000 | 10,000 |
| LUTs as published | 8,000 LUT4 | 10,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 8,000 LE | 10,000 LE |
| DSP | 24 18×18 multipliers | 23 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 0.4 Mb | 0.4 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 250 | 179 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 55 nm | 60 nm |
| Configuration memory | Internal flash | SRAM |
| Packages | 7 | 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 EP4CE10 has about 25% more logic capacity (10K vs 8K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the 10M08 has 24 18×18 multipliers against 23 18×18 multipliers on the EP4CE10.
Configuration memory: internal flash on the 10M08, sram on the EP4CE10.
The 10M08 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4CE10 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10M08 (MAX 10) and EP4CE10 (Cyclone IV).