5CEA9 vs Tz170
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone V 5CEA9 and the Efinix Topaz Tz170 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5CEA9 | Tz170 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone V | Efinix Topaz |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 227,120 | 172,201 |
| LUTs as published | 113,560 ALMs | 172,201 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 301,000 LE | 161,008 LE |
| DSP | 342 variable-precision DSP blocks | 544 DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 11.9 Mb | 11.1 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 480 | 274 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 4 | 3 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Efinix Efinity |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The 5CEA9 has about 32% more logic capacity (227K vs 172K LUT4 equivalents).
They use different logic architectures: the 5CEA9 is built from ALMs and the Tz170 from LUT4, so the raw LUT counts (114K vs 172K) are not directly comparable.
For arithmetic, the Tz170 has 544 DSP blocks against 342 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 5CEA9.
The 5CEA9 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the Tz170 with Efinix Efinity.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5CEA9 (Cyclone V) and Tz170 (Topaz).