This section covers the resources and expected performance numbers for selected variations of the Interlaken IP core using the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software. Your results may slightly vary depending on the device you select.
For a comprehensive list of supported configurations, refer to Table 1. IP Supported Combinations of Number of Lanes and Data Rates
Table 4. Resource Utilization for Interleaved Mode (number of segments = 1)The following numbers were obtained using the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 22.4.
Transceiver Mode |
PMA Type |
Data Rate (Gbps) |
Number of Lanes |
Resource Utilization |
ALMs |
Logic Registers |
M20K Blocks |
Primary |
Secondary |
NRZ |
FGT |
6.25 |
4 |
18478.0 |
40,639 |
7,564 |
28 |
10.3125 |
12 |
58294.5 |
112,252 |
18,681 |
73 |
12.5 |
4 |
18481.3 |
40,684 |
7,569 |
28 |
8 |
37750.3 |
76,015 |
13,523 |
52 |
10 |
47808.5 |
93,995 |
16,019 |
61 |
12 |
58266.0 |
112,189 |
18,759 |
73 |
25.78125 |
4 |
18612.6 |
41,553 |
7,617 |
28 |
6 |
29562.0 |
63,525 |
11,398 |
52 |
8 |
38116.6 |
76,908 |
14,007 |
52 |
10 |
53091.3 |
110,085 |
18,160 |
100 |
12 |
63052.5 |
126,513 |
21,446 |
100 |
PAM4 |
FGT |
53.125 |
2 |
18151.7 |
45,039 |
8,527 |
28 |
2 (with EFIFO) |
18510.3 |
45,236 |
8,638 |
28 |
4 |
36751.2 |
83,237 |
16,148 |
52 |
4 (with EFIFO) |
37592.9 |
84,433 |
15,641 |
52 |
6 |
60517.4 |
136,969 |
23,420 |
100 |
6 (with EFIFO) |
61636.0 |
137,769 |
23,811 |
100 |
8 |
80670.5 |
177,959 |
30,453 |
100 |
8 (with EFIFO) |
82167.4 |
179,367 |
30,594 |
100 |
10 |
105753.8 |
227,598 |
37,050 |
121 |
10 (with EFIFO) |
107625.9 |
230,559 |
38,043 |
121 |
12 |
141500.0 |
304,524 |
45,692 |
196 |
12 (with EFIFO) |
143865.1 |
309,472 |
45,972 |
196 |
56.25 |
10 |
106484.2 |
229,354 |
37,548 |
121 |
10 (with EFIFO) |
107578.4 |
229,142 |
36,828 |
121 |
12 |
142536.9 |
306,186 |
47,216 |
196 |
12 (with EFIFO) |
143599.8 |
308,833 |
46,910 |
196 |
FHT |
106.25 |
1 (with EFIFO) |
18468.7 |
45,404 |
8,503 |
28 |
2 (with EFIFO) |
37473.6 |
83,948 |
16,005 |
52 |
3 (with EFIFO) |
61577.8 |
137,897 |
23,519 |
100 |
4 (with EFIFO) |
82162.9 |
179,124 |
30,516 |
100 |
Table 5. Resource Utilization for Packet ModeThe following numbers were obtained using the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 22.4.
Transceiver Mode |
PMA Type |
Data Rate (Gbps) |
Number of Lanes |
Resource Utilization |
ALMs |
Logic Registers |
M20K Blocks |
Primary |
Secondary |
NRZ |
FGT |
6.25 |
4 |
18495.0 |
40,729 |
7,537 |
28 |
10.3125 |
12 |
58294.4 |
112,202 |
18,785 |
73 |
12.5 |
4 |
18482.8 |
40,744 |
7,535 |
28 |
8 |
37784.1 |
75,966 |
13,389 |
52 |
10 |
47851.5 |
94,068 |
15,933 |
61 |
12 |
58216.3 |
112,370 |
18,579 |
73 |
25.78125 |
4 |
18645.2 |
41,281 |
7,859 |
28 |
6 |
29565.7 |
63,094 |
11,726 |
52 |
8 |
38091.3 |
76,914 |
14,065 |
52 |
10 |
52977.6 |
109,323 |
18,730 |
100 |
12 |
63210.0 |
126,493 |
21,482 |
100 |
PAM4 |
FGT |
53.125 |
2 |
18182.1 |
45,007 |
8,546 |
28 |
2 (with EFIFO) |
18532.7 |
45,358 |
8,532 |
28 |
4 |
36754.6 |
83,600 |
15,722 |
52 |
4 (with EFIFO) |
37548.9 |
84,560 |
15,626 |
52 |
6 |
60434.4 |
136,383 |
24,019 |
100 |
6 (with EFIFO) |
61600.9 |
137,756 |
23,585 |
100 |
8 |
80501.3 |
178,084 |
30,445 |
100 |
8 (with EFIFO) |
82110.2 |
178,809 |
30,890 |
100 |
10 |
105799.3 |
227,061 |
36,728 |
121 |
10 (with EFIFO) |
107758.2 |
230,544 |
37,259 |
121 |
12 |
141541.2 |
303,897 |
46,265 |
196 |
12 (with EFIFO) |
143726.1 |
308,787 |
46,556 |
196 |
56.25 |
10 |
106365.8 |
228,371 |
38,033 |
121 |
10 (with EFIFO) |
107411.7 |
231,408 |
37,383 |
121 |
12 |
142430.8 |
307,167 |
46,172 |
196 |
12 (with EFIFO) |
143569.3 |
308,983 |
46,471 |
196 |
FHT |
106.25 |
1 (with EFIFO) |
18489.0 |
45,137 |
8,762 |
28 |
2 (with EFIFO) |
37503.4 |
84,137 |
15,967 |
52 |
3 (with EFIFO) |
61562.4 |
137,609 |
23,705 |
100 |
4 (with EFIFO) |
82051.4 |
179,062 |
30,661 |
100 |
Table 6. Resource Utilization for Interlaken Look-aside ModeThe following numbers were obtained using the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 22.4.
Transceiver Mode |
PMA Type |
Data Rate (Gbps) |
Number of Lanes |
Resource Utilization |
ALMs |
Logic Registers |
M20K Blocks |
Primary |
Secondary |
NRZ |
FGT |
6.25 |
4 |
13665.5 |
30622 |
5591 |
0 |
10.3125 |
12 |
43797.0 |
81743 |
15177 |
0 |
12.5 |
4 |
13618.3 |
30734 |
5570 |
0 |
8 |
27920.5 |
55011 |
10266 |
0 |
10 |
35831.6 |
69854 |
12631 |
0 |
12 |
43831.8 |
81617 |
15420 |
0 |
25.78125 |
4 |
13646.8 |
30812 |
5787 |
0 |
6 |
20624.9 |
43096 |
8346 |
0 |
8 |
27948.3 |
55073 |
10713 |
0 |
10 |
35651.3 |
69970 |
13410 |
0 |
12 |
43868.0 |
81901 |
15917 |
0 |
PAM4 |
FGT |
53.125 |
2 |
13183.9 |
34385 |
6661 |
0 |
2 (with EFIFO) |
13603.7 |
34899 |
6513 |
0 |
4 |
26977.4 |
62559 |
12097 |
0 |
4 (with EFIFO) |
27747.6 |
63004 |
12290 |
0 |
6 |
42255.1 |
92678 |
18043 |
0 |
6 (with EFIFO) |
43093.1 |
93578 |
18212 |
0 |
FHT |
106.25 |
1 (with EFIFO) |
13571.3 |
34844 |
6592 |
0 |
2 (with EFIFO) |
27712.2 |
62936 |
12276 |
0 |
3 (with EFIFO) |
43116.3 |
93398 |
18099 |
0 |