If you're looking for "fast CPU cores plus custom peripherals", something like the Zynq series might be a better choice; they have the same style of FPGA fabric

If you're looking for "fast CPU cores plus custom peripherals", something like the Zynq series might be a better choice; they have the same style of FPGA fabric as this board, along with dedicated ARM processor cores. For instance, you could start with this development board: http://www.myirtech.com/list.asp?id=502 http://www.myirtech.com/list.asp?id=502