EP4CE6 vs M2GL005
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE6 and the Microchip IGLOO2 M2GL005 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| EP4CE6 | M2GL005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone IV | Microchip IGLOO2 |
| LUTs as published | 6,000 LUT4 | 6,060 LUT4 |
| LUT type | 4-input look-up table | 4-input look-up table |
| LUT4 equivalent (approx.) | ≈6,000 | ≈6,060 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 6,000 LE | 6,060 LE |
| DSP | 15 18×18 multipliers | 11 18×18 math blocks (MACC) |
| Block RAM | 0.3 Mb | 0.2 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 179 | 209 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 60 nm | 65 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | Non-volatile (flash) |
| Packages | 3 | 4 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Microchip Libero SoC |
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: 6K and 6.1K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the EP4CE6 has 15 18×18 multipliers against 11 18×18 math blocks (MACC) on the M2GL005.
The EP4CE6 has more on-chip memory (0.3 Mb vs 0.2 Mb).
Configuration memory: sram on the EP4CE6, non-volatile (flash) on the M2GL005.
The EP4CE6 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the M2GL005 with Microchip Libero SoC.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: EP4CE6 (Cyclone IV) and M2GL005 (IGLOO2).