MPFS095T vs Tz100
A comparison of the Microchip PolarFire SoC MPFS095T and the Efinix Topaz Tz100 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| MPFS095T | Tz100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Microchip PolarFire SoC | Efinix Topaz |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 93,000 | 108,492 |
| LUTs as published | 93,000 LUT4 | 108,492 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 93,000 LE | 101,440 LE |
| DSP | 292 18×18 math blocks (MACC) | 312 DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 6 Mb | 6.3 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 276 | 223 |
| Transceivers | 4 × SERDES 12.5 Gb/s | 8 × SERDES 12.5 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen2 x4 | Gen3 x4 |
| Hard processor | 4× RISC-V (RV64GC U54) | 4× RISC-V |
| Process | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Configuration memory | Non-volatile (SONOS flash) | SRAM |
| Packages | 4 | 4 |
| Design tool | Microchip Libero SoC | Efinix Efinity |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The Tz100 has about 17% more logic capacity (108K vs 93K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the Tz100 has 312 DSP blocks against 292 18×18 math blocks (MACC) on the MPFS095T.
Configuration memory: non-volatile (sonos flash) on the MPFS095T, sram on the Tz100.
The MPFS095T is designed with Microchip Libero SoC and the Tz100 with Efinix Efinity.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: MPFS095T (PolarFire SoC) and Tz100 (Topaz).