Last verified 2026-07-29 · authority hub

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Benchmark Results — All CPU Pairings Tested

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has been stress-tested in 16 distinct CPU pairings from 86 verified browser samples, with a sample-weighted Sustained Health Score of 68.4/100 (grade B). The strongest measured pairing is Intel Core i5-9400F Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) at 70/100; the weakest is Intel Core i5-10400F at 63.5/100. Typical sustained-load decay is 4% with thermal health around 94/100.

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.
16 measured pairings86 verified samplesMedian-based · outlier-resistant
Sustained health68.4/100B aggregate grade
GPU decay4%sustained-load loss
Thermal health94/100fleet average
PT stability90/100path-tracing consistency
Best measured pairing

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 + Intel Core i5-9400F Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz)

70/100 median from 15 verified samples · thermal 96/100 · decay 0%

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Weakest measured pairing

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 + Intel Core i5-10400F

63.5/100 median from 6 verified samples · thermal 90/100 · decay 0.9%

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 2026-07-29

Citable facts about NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has been measured in 16 distinct CPU pairings on UserBenchmark.org, totaling 86 verified browser stress-test samples.
  • Sample-weighted median Sustained Health Score across all NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 configurations: 68.4/100 (grade B). This score measures performance retention under sustained load, not peak throughput.
  • Best measured pairing (min 5 samples): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 + Intel Core i5-9400F Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) at 70/100 from 15 samples.
  • Weakest measured pairing (min 5 samples): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 + Intel Core i5-10400F at 63.5/100 from 6 samples — low scores typically indicate thermal throttling or power-limited systems, not a slow chip.
  • Typical sustained-load GPU performance decay: 4%. Average thermal health: 94/100. Path-tracing stability: 90/100.
  • 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 1660: 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
1AMD Ryzen 5 3600 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166068/100B0%94/10016High
2Intel Core i5-9400F Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166070/100B0%96/10015High
3AMD Ryzen 5 2600 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166070/100B0%96/1009Moderate
4Intel Core i5-10400F + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166063.5/100C0.9%90/1006Moderate
5AMD Ryzen 5 5600X + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166070/100B0.8%95/1005Moderate
6Intel Core i7-9700K Processor (12M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz) + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166071.5/100B0%95/1004Low
7AMD Ryzen 7 2700X + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166065.5/100B0%91/1004Low
8Core i5-12400 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166070/100B1.1%96/1003Low
9Intel Core i5-8400 Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166069/100B0%94/1003Low
10Intel Core i5-9400 Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166068/100B0.4%93/1003Low
11Intel Core i7-10700F + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166059/100C13.6%84/1003Low
12AMD Ryzen 3 3100 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166070/100B0%95/1003Low
13AMD Ryzen 5 2600X + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166069.5/100B0%94/1003Low
14AMD Ryzen 5 5500 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166069.5/100B0.7%95/1003Low
15AMD Ryzen 7 5700X + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166068/100B0%96/1003Low
16AMD Ryzen 7 5800X + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 166070/100B0%95/1003Low
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