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Honored ContributorFPGAs and CPUs ??
Ok i know that an FPGA is way faster in comparison to a cpu or a microprocessor but I'd like to know why? and giving the fact that FPGAs are faster than CPUs what are the advantages and disadvantages...
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Honored Contributor --- Quote Start --- this is for a small research I'm doing in one of my classes --- Quote End --- What is the question you have been asked? If the question is to compare external processors to soft-core processors in FPGAs, then that is a very specific question which can be more easily answered. If the question is to compare CPUs to FPGAs, then its a very open-ended question. --- Quote Start --- i don't know where to find the needed information --- Quote End --- The 'needed information' is very application specific, so you will not find one source of information. --- Quote Start --- can you give me a quick recap or comparison between the two ? --- Quote End --- There is no 'quick recap'. For example, what sort of CPU are you being asked to compare? An ARM core, an ARM microcontroller, an ARM processor, an x86 processor, an AVR microcontroller, a GPU, etc? Try to narrow the question, and you'll be able to answer it easier. Cheers, Dave
