MPFS250T vs Tz200
A comparison of the Microchip PolarFire SoC MPFS250T and the Efinix Topaz Tz200 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| MPFS250T | Tz200 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Microchip PolarFire SoC | Efinix Topaz |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 254,000 | 230,332 |
| LUTs as published | 254,000 LUT4 | 230,332 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 254,000 LE | 215,360 LE |
| DSP | 784 18×18 math blocks (MACC) | 840 DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 15.9 Mb | 15.8 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 372 | 227 |
| Transceivers | 16 × SERDES 12.5 Gb/s | 16 × 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 MPFS250T has about 10% more logic capacity (254K vs 230K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the Tz200 has 840 DSP blocks against 784 18×18 math blocks (MACC) on the MPFS250T.
Configuration memory: non-volatile (sonos flash) on the MPFS250T, sram on the Tz200.
The MPFS250T is designed with Microchip Libero SoC and the Tz200 with Efinix Efinity.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: MPFS250T (PolarFire SoC) and Tz200 (Topaz).