5CSEA4 vs A3C 050
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone V 5CSEA4 and the Altera Agilex 3 A3C 050 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5CSEA4 | A3C 050 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone V | Altera Agilex 3 |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 31,760 | 32,000 |
| LUTs as published | 15,880 ALMs | 16,000 ALMs |
| Vendor logic figure | 40,000 LE | 47,200 LE |
| DSP | 84 variable-precision DSP blocks | 65 variable-precision DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 2.6 Mb | 2.4 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
Both devices offer similar logic capacity: 31.8K and 32K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the 5CSEA4 has 84 variable-precision DSP blocks against 65 variable-precision DSP blocks on the A3C 050.
The 5CSEA4 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the A3C 050 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5CSEA4 (Cyclone V) and A3C 050 (Agilex 3).