10M25 vs EP4CE30
A comparison of the Altera MAX 10 10M25 and the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE30 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 10M25 | EP4CE30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera MAX 10 | Altera Cyclone IV |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 25,000 | 29,000 |
| LUTs as published | 25,000 LUT4 | 29,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 25,000 LE | 29,000 LE |
| DSP | 55 18×18 multipliers | 66 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 0.7 Mb | 0.6 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 360 | 532 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 55 nm | 60 nm |
| Configuration memory | Internal flash | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 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 EP4CE30 has about 16% more logic capacity (29K vs 25K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the EP4CE30 has 66 18×18 multipliers against 55 18×18 multipliers on the 10M25.
The 10M25 has more on-chip memory (0.7 Mb vs 0.6 Mb).
Configuration memory: internal flash on the 10M25, sram on the EP4CE30.
The 10M25 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4CE30 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10M25 (MAX 10) and EP4CE30 (Cyclone IV).