Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 (Desktop) 3.70 GHzvsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
Bottleneck at 1440P
Gaming performance • Analyzed on June 19, 2026
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 (Desktop) 3.70 GHz
Processor
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
Graphics Card
Why This Bottleneck Occurs
At 1440p resolution for gaming, the Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 (Desktop) 3.70 GHz creates a significant bottleneck (44%) when paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super. The CPU cannot feed data to the GPU fast enough, meaning the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super is not being fully utilized. At 1440p, the workload is more balanced, but the CPU is still the limiting factor in this pairing.
Detailed Performance Analysis
This is a programmatic analysis of the Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 (Desktop) 3.70 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super at 1440P. Based on our benchmark scores, At 1440p resolution for gaming, the Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 (Desktop) 3.70 GHz creates a significant bottleneck (44%) when paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super. The CPU cannot feed data to the GPU fast enough, meaning the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super is not being fully utilized. At 1440p, the workload is more balanced, but the CPU is still the limiting factor in this pairing.
Upgrade Suggestions
Consider upgrading the Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 (Desktop) 3.70 GHz to a higher-tier processor to better match the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super.
Ensure your CPU is not thermally throttling — check cooling solution and temps.
Enabling XMP/EXPO for your RAM can help improve CPU-bound scenarios.
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