EP4CE6 vs LFXP2-5E
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE6 and the Lattice LatticeXP2 LFXP2-5E using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| EP4CE6 | LFXP2-5E | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone IV | Lattice LatticeXP2 |
| LUTs as published | 6,000 LUT4 | 5,000 LUT4 |
| LUT type | 4-input look-up table | 4-input look-up table |
| LUT4 equivalent (approx.) | ≈6,000 | ≈5,000 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 6,000 LE | — |
| DSP | 15 18×18 multipliers | 12 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 0.3 Mb | 0.2 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 179 | 172 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 60 nm | 90 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | Internal flash |
| Packages | 3 | 4 |
| 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
The EP4CE6 has about 20% more logic capacity (6K vs 5K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the EP4CE6 has 15 18×18 multipliers against 12 18×18 multipliers on the LFXP2-5E.
The EP4CE6 has more on-chip memory (0.3 Mb vs 0.2 Mb).
Configuration memory: sram on the EP4CE6, internal flash on the LFXP2-5E.
The EP4CE6 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the LFXP2-5E with Lattice Diamond.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: EP4CE6 (Cyclone IV) and LFXP2-5E (LatticeXP2).