5M240Z vs LCMXO256C
A comparison of the Altera MAX V 5M240Z and the Lattice MachXO LCMXO256C using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5M240Z | LCMXO256C | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera MAX V | Lattice MachXO |
| LUTs as published | 240 LUT4 | 256 LUT4 |
| LUT type | 4-input look-up table | 4-input look-up table |
| LUT4 equivalent (approx.) | ≈240 | ≈256 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 240 LE | — |
| DSP | — nones | — 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | — | — |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 114 | 78 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 180 nm | 130 nm |
| Configuration memory | Internal flash | Internal flash |
| Packages | 4 | 2 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Lattice Diamond |
Highlighted values are higher. LUT counts are shown as published; the LUT4 equivalent is an approximation to compare different LUT types, see how FPGA vendors count logic. Add up to two more devices to this comparison.
Key differences
Both devices offer similar logic capacity: 240 and 256 LUT4 equivalents.
The 5M240Z is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the LCMXO256C with Lattice Diamond.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5M240Z (MAX V) and LCMXO256C (MachXO).