5SEE9 vs EP4SE530
A comparison of the Altera Stratix V 5SEE9 and the Altera Stratix IV EP4SE530 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5SEE9 | EP4SE530 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Stratix V | Altera Stratix IV |
| LUTs as published | 317,000 ALMs | 212,480 ALMs |
| LUT type | adaptive logic module: fracturable 8-input LUT (one 6-input or two independent 4-input functions) | adaptive logic module: fracturable 8-input LUT (one 6-input or two independent 4-input functions) |
| LUT4 equivalent (approx.) | ≈634,000 | ≈424,960 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 840,000 LE | 531,000 LE |
| DSP | 352 variable-precision DSP blocks | 1,024 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 51.6 Mb | 20.2 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 840 | 960 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 2 | 3 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Altera Quartus Prime |
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
The 5SEE9 has about 49% more logic capacity (634K vs 425K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the EP4SE530 has 1,024 18×18 multipliers against 352 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 5SEE9.
The 5SEE9 has more on-chip memory (51.6 Mb vs 20.2 Mb).
The 5SEE9 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4SE530 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5SEE9 (Stratix V) and EP4SE530 (Stratix IV).