Test Configuration

We are about to begin our benchmarks and performance testing of the Dell XPS M1710 laptop. We use multiple systems to compare results so you can have a better idea of how the product performs in relation to other products.

Testing in this article was done with the following configurations:

Dell XPS M1710

CPU

Intel T7600G Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz

Chipset

Intel 945PM chipset

Memory 

2x1024MB DDR2 (5-5-5-15) – 667 MHz

Hard Drive

Hitachi TravelStar 100GB 7200 RPM SATA-150

Sound Card

SigmaTel STAC9200 HD Audio

Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 512MB RAM
Factory Clocked at: 576 MHz core, 600 MHz memory

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CPU

Intel T7200 Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz

Chipset

Intel 945PM chipset

Memory 

2x1024MB DDR2 (5-5-5-15) – 667 MHz

Hard Drive

Seagate Momentus 160GB 5400 RPM ATA-100

Sound Card

Realtek ALC882 HD-Audio

Video Card

ATI Radeon Mobility X1700 1024MB

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CPU

AMD Turion 64 ML-44 2.4 GHz

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce4 SLI

Memory 

2x1024MB DDR2 (3-4-4-8) – 400 MHz

Hard Drive

2x Seagate Momentus 100GB 7200.1 RPM SATA-150 (RAID 1)

Sound Card

Realtek ALC655 Audio Codec

Video Card

2x NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX 512MB SLI
Factory Clocked at: 500 MHz core, 600 MHz memory)

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CPU

AMD Turion 64 ML-44 2.4 GHz

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce4 Mobile

Memory 

2x1024MB DDR2 (3-4-8-8) – 400 MHz

Hard Drive

2x Seagate Momentus 100GB 7200.1 RPM SATA-150 (RAID 1)

Sound Card

Analog Devices AD1986 AC’97 Codec Chip

Video Card

2x NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS 512MB
Factory Clocked at: 378 MHz core, 500 MHz memory

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CPU

Intel T2600 Core Duo 2.16GHz (667 MHz bus)

Chipset

Intel 945PM chipset

Memory 

2x1024MB DDR2 (5-5-5-13) – 667MHz

Hard Drive

Hitachi 100GB 7200 RPM SATA

Sound Card

SigmaTel STAC9200 HD Audio

Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS 256MB

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