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9 years agoHardened IP is a block of logic in the FPGA that has fixed functionality - e.g. PCI Express. Core logic is general purpose logic configurable to your needs.
See the "pci express protocol (https://www.altera.com/products/intellectual-property/ip/interface-protocols/m-pci-express-protocol.html#device-support---hardened-ip-blocks--generation---link-width-configurations---feature-support)" IP page for a little more info. Cheers, Alex