5CSEA4 vs A5E 005B
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone V 5CSEA4 and the Altera Agilex 5 E-Series A5E 005B using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5CSEA4 | A5E 005B | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone V | Altera Agilex 5 E-Series |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 31,760 | 34,200 |
| LUTs as published | 15,880 ALMs | 17,100 ALMs |
| Vendor logic figure | 40,000 LE | 50,445 LE |
| DSP | 84 variable-precision DSP blocks | 65 variable-precision DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 2.6 Mb | 2.5 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 145 | 256 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | 2× Arm Cortex-A9 | 4× Arm Cortex-A76 + 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 A5E 005B has about 8% more logic capacity (34.2K vs 31.8K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the 5CSEA4 has 84 variable-precision DSP blocks against 65 variable-precision DSP blocks on the A5E 005B.
The 5CSEA4 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the A5E 005B with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5CSEA4 (Cyclone V) and A5E 005B (Agilex 5 E-Series).