FPGA & adaptive SoC databook · online editionRev. 2026.10

5CSEA5 vs A5E 007B

A comparison of the Altera Cyclone V 5CSEA5 and the Altera Agilex 5 E-Series A5E 007B using the data from both vendors' selection guides.

Side-by-side specifications

5CSEA5A5E 007B
Vendor / familyAltera Cyclone VAltera Agilex 5 E-Series
Logic (LUT4-equivalent)64,14046,800
LUTs as published32,070 ALMs23,400 ALMs
Vendor logic figure85,000 LE69,030 LE
DSP87 variable-precision DSP blocks94 variable-precision DSP blocks
Block RAM3.9 Mb3.5 Mb
Large RAM——
Max. user I/O288256
TransceiversNoneNone
Hard PCI ExpressNoneNone
Hard processor2× Arm Cortex-A94× Arm Cortex-A76 + Cortex-A55 (optional)
Process28 nmIntel 7
Configuration memorySRAMSRAM
Packages33
Design toolAltera Quartus PrimeAltera Quartus Prime

Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.

Key differences

The 5CSEA5 has about 37% more logic capacity (64.1K vs 46.8K LUT4 equivalents).

For arithmetic, the A5E 007B has 94 variable-precision DSP blocks against 87 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 5CSEA5.

The 5CSEA5 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the A5E 007B with Altera Quartus Prime.

Full specifications

See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5CSEA5 (Cyclone V) and A5E 007B (Agilex 5 E-Series).