5SGSD4 vs EP4S100G4
A comparison of the Altera Stratix V 5SGSD4 and the Altera Stratix IV EP4S100G4 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5SGSD4 | EP4S100G4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Stratix V | Altera Stratix IV |
| LUTs as published | 135,840 ALMs | 141,440 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.) | ≈271,680 | ≈282,880 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 360,000 LE | 354,000 LE |
| DSP | 1,044 variable-precision DSP blocks | 1,024 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 18.7 Mb | 17.7 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 696 | 769 |
| Transceivers | 36 × GX 14.1 Gb/s | 24 × XCVR 11.3 Gb/s, 8 × XCVR 8.5 Gb/s, 16 × XCVR 6.5 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen3 | Gen2 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 1 |
| 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: 272K and 283K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the 5SGSD4 has 1,044 variable-precision DSP blocks against 1,024 18×18 multipliers on the EP4S100G4.
Both have transceivers: 36 at up to 14.1 Gb/s on the 5SGSD4 and 48 at up to 11.3 Gb/s on the EP4S100G4.
The 5SGSD4 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4S100G4 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5SGSD4 (Stratix V) and EP4S100G4 (Stratix IV).