FPGA & adaptive SoC databook · online editionRev. 2026.10

5ASTD5 vs A5E 065A

A comparison of the Altera Arria V 5ASTD5 and the Altera Agilex 5 E-Series A5E 065A using the data from both vendors' selection guides.

Side-by-side specifications

5ASTD5A5E 065A
Vendor / familyAltera Arria VAltera Agilex 5 E-Series
LUTs as published174,340 ALMs222,400 ALMs
LUT typeadaptive logic module: fracturable 8-input LUT (one 6-input or two independent 4-input functions)adaptive logic module: fracturable 8-input LUT (one 6-input or two independent 4-input functions)
LUT4 equivalent (approx.)≈348,680≈444,800
CoreScore (SERV cores)——
Vendor logic figure462,000 LE656,080 LE
DSP1,090 variable-precision DSP blocks846 variable-precision DSP blocks
Block RAM22.3 Mb31.5 Mb
Large RAM——
Max. user I/O540504
Transceivers30 × XCVR 6.5536 Gb/s, 16 × XCVR 10.3125 Gb/s24 × XCVR 28 Gb/s
Hard PCI ExpressGen2 x4Gen4 x4
Hard processor2× Arm Cortex-A94× Arm Cortex-A76 + Cortex-A55 (optional)
Process28 nmIntel 7
Configuration memorySRAMSRAM
Packages32
Design toolAltera Quartus PrimeAltera Quartus Prime

Highlighted values are higher. LUT counts are shown as published; the LUT4 equivalent is an approximation to compare different LUT types, see how FPGA vendors count logic. Add up to two more devices to this comparison.

Key differences

The A5E 065A has about 28% more logic capacity (445K vs 349K LUT4 equivalents).

For arithmetic, the 5ASTD5 has 1,090 variable-precision DSP blocks against 846 variable-precision DSP blocks on the A5E 065A.

The A5E 065A has more on-chip memory (31.5 Mb vs 22.3 Mb).

Both have transceivers: 46 at up to 10.3125 Gb/s on the 5ASTD5 and 24 at up to 28 Gb/s on the A5E 065A.

The 5ASTD5 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the A5E 065A with Altera Quartus Prime.

Full specifications

See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5ASTD5 (Arria V) and A5E 065A (Agilex 5 E-Series).