5CGXC9 vs EP4CGX150
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone V 5CGXC9 and the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CGX150 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5CGXC9 | EP4CGX150 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone V | Altera Cyclone IV |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 227,120 | 150,000 |
| LUTs as published | 113,560 ALMs | 150,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 301,000 LE | 150,000 LE |
| DSP | 342 variable-precision DSP blocks | 360 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 11.9 Mb | 6.3 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 560 | 475 |
| Transceivers | 12 × XCVR 3.125 Gb/s | 8 × XCVR 3.125 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen1 | Gen2 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 28 nm | 60 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 5 | 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 5CGXC9 has about 51% more logic capacity (227K vs 150K LUT4 equivalents).
They use different logic architectures: the 5CGXC9 is built from ALMs and the EP4CGX150 from LUT4, so the raw LUT counts (114K vs 150K) are not directly comparable.
For arithmetic, the EP4CGX150 has 360 18×18 multipliers against 342 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 5CGXC9.
The 5CGXC9 has more on-chip memory (11.9 Mb vs 6.3 Mb).
The 5CGXC9 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4CGX150 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5CGXC9 (Cyclone V) and EP4CGX150 (Cyclone IV).