10M16 vs EP4CE15
A comparison of the Altera MAX 10 10M16 and the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE15 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 10M16 | EP4CE15 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera MAX 10 | Altera Cyclone IV |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 16,000 | 15,000 |
| LUTs as published | 16,000 LUT4 | 15,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 16,000 LE | 15,000 LE |
| DSP | 45 18×18 multipliers | 56 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 0.5 Mb | 0.5 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 320 | 343 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 55 nm | 60 nm |
| Configuration memory | Internal flash | SRAM |
| Packages | 6 | 6 |
| 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: 16K and 15K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the EP4CE15 has 56 18×18 multipliers against 45 18×18 multipliers on the 10M16.
Configuration memory: internal flash on the 10M16, sram on the EP4CE15.
The 10M16 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4CE15 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10M16 (MAX 10) and EP4CE15 (Cyclone IV).