5SEE9 vs EP4SE820
A comparison of the Altera Stratix V 5SEE9 and the Altera Stratix IV EP4SE820 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5SEE9 | EP4SE820 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Stratix V | Altera Stratix IV |
| LUTs as published | 317,000 ALMs | 325,220 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 | ≈650,440 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 840,000 LE | 813,000 LE |
| DSP | 352 variable-precision DSP blocks | 960 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 51.6 Mb | 22.6 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 840 | 1,104 |
| 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
Both devices offer similar logic capacity: 634K and 650K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the EP4SE820 has 960 18×18 multipliers against 352 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 5SEE9.
The 5SEE9 has more on-chip memory (51.6 Mb vs 22.6 Mb).
The 5SEE9 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4SE820 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5SEE9 (Stratix V) and EP4SE820 (Stratix IV).