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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Benchmark Results — All CPU Pairings Tested

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 has been stress-tested in 3 distinct CPU pairings from 17 verified browser samples, with a sample-weighted Sustained Health Score of 58.6/100 (grade C). The strongest measured pairing is Intel Core i7-7700HQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) at 60/100; the weakest is Intel Core i7-8750H Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) at 53.5/100. Typical sustained-load decay is 10.9% with thermal health around 88/100.

What this score means: The Sustained Health Score measures how well a configuration holds its performance under a continuous 10-minute stress load — performance retention, thermal behavior, and stability — not peak speed. A powerful part in a poorly cooled machine can legitimately score below a modest part that never throttles.
3 measured pairings17 verified samplesMedian-based · outlier-resistant
Sustained health58.6/100C aggregate grade
GPU decay10.9%sustained-load loss
Thermal health88/100fleet average
PT stability80/100path-tracing consistency
Best measured pairing

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 + Intel Core i7-7700HQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz)

60/100 median from 8 verified samples · thermal 90/100 · decay 0%

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Weakest measured pairing

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 + Intel Core i7-8750H Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz)

53.5/100 median from 6 verified samples · thermal 83/100 · decay 4.8%

Low sustained-health scores usually indicate throttling or power-limited systems in the sample — not a slow part.

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Verified stress-test facts — as of 2026-07-23

Citable facts about NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060

  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 has been measured in 3 distinct CPU pairings on UserBenchmark.org, totaling 17 verified browser stress-test samples.
  • Sample-weighted median Sustained Health Score across all NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 configurations: 58.6/100 (grade C). This score measures performance retention under sustained load, not peak throughput.
  • Best measured pairing (min 5 samples): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 + Intel Core i7-7700HQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) at 60/100 from 8 samples.
  • Weakest measured pairing (min 5 samples): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 + Intel Core i7-8750H Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) at 53.5/100 from 6 samples — low scores typically indicate thermal throttling or power-limited systems, not a slow chip.
  • Typical sustained-load GPU performance decay: 10.9%. Average thermal health: 88/100. Path-tracing stability: 80/100.
  • Per-pairing scores are medians (outlier-resistant); pairings are labeled High (15+ samples), Moderate (5-14) or Low (<5) confidence.
  • Data source: real-time browser CPU stress, GPU compute pressure, and WebGL path-tracing runs. License: CC BY 4.0 with attribution to UserBenchmark.org.

Machine-readable version: llm.txt

All measured pairings

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060: every tested configuration

Scores are per-pairing medians (outlier-resistant). Decay = CPU-side sustained performance loss. Confidence: High 15+ samples, Moderate 5-14, Low <5.

#ConfigurationSustained HealthGradeDecayThermalSamplesConfidence
1Intel Core i7-7700HQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 106060/100C0%90/1008Moderate
2Intel Core i7-8750H Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 106053.5/100C4.8%83/1006Moderate
3Intel Core i7-6700HQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 106065/100B0%95/1003Low
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