5CSEA2 vs A3C 025
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone V 5CSEA2 and the Altera Agilex 3 A3C 025 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5CSEA2 | A3C 025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone V | Altera Agilex 3 |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 18,860 | 17,000 |
| LUTs as published | 9,430 ALMs | 8,500 ALMs |
| Vendor logic figure | 25,000 LE | 25,075 LE |
| DSP | 36 variable-precision DSP blocks | 34 variable-precision DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 1.4 Mb | 1.3 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 145 | 256 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | 2× Arm Cortex-A9 | 2× Arm Cortex-A55 (optional) |
| Process | 28 nm | Intel 7 |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 2 | 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 5CSEA2 has about 11% more logic capacity (18.9K vs 17K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the 5CSEA2 has 36 variable-precision DSP blocks against 34 variable-precision DSP blocks on the A3C 025.
The 5CSEA2 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the A3C 025 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5CSEA2 (Cyclone V) and A3C 025 (Agilex 3).