M2GL005 vs T8
A comparison of the Microchip IGLOO2 M2GL005 and the Efinix Trion T8 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| M2GL005 | T8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Microchip IGLOO2 | Efinix Trion |
| LUTs as published | 6,060 LUT4 | Not published |
| LUT type | 4-input look-up table | 4-input look-up table |
| LUT4 equivalent (approx.) | ≈6,060 | ≈7,384 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | 17 |
| Vendor logic figure | 6,060 LE | 7,384 LE |
| DSP | 11 18×18 math blocks (MACC) | 8 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 0.2 Mb | 0.1 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 209 | 97 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | Non-volatile (flash) | SRAM |
| Packages | 4 | 3 |
| Design tool | Microchip Libero SoC | Efinix Efinity |
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 T8 has about 22% more logic capacity (7.4K vs 6.1K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the M2GL005 has 11 18×18 math blocks (MACC) against 8 18×18 multipliers on the T8.
The M2GL005 has more on-chip memory (0.2 Mb vs 0.1 Mb).
Configuration memory: non-volatile (flash) on the M2GL005, sram on the T8.
The M2GL005 is designed with Microchip Libero SoC and the T8 with Efinix Efinity.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: M2GL005 (IGLOO2) and T8 (Trion).