So judging from all these benchmarks, this game seems to be CPU bound, like any other mmo, really. so the better the CPU you have the better the benches. This is why everyone with an i7 I scoring mad benches.
I agree. I'm only running an i3 and I start slowing down on all high. Probably will be close to these setting, which everything looks pretty good anyway:
FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Character Creation)
Tested on:8/23/2013 7:57:23 PM
Score:5268
Average Framerate:42.886
Performance:Very High
-Easily capable of running the game. Should perform exceptionally well, even at higher resolutions.
Screen Size: 1920x1080
Screen Mode: Borderless Windowed
Graphics Presets: Custom
General
-Enable HDR rendering and improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Enabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Real-time Reflections : Normal
-Edge Smoothing (Anti-aliasing) : Off
-Transparent Lighting Quality : High
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Self : Display
-Other NPCs : Display
Shadow Quality
-Use low-detail models on shadows. (LOD) : Enabled
-Shadow Resolution : Normal - 1024p
-Shadow Cascading : Best
-Shadow Softening : Strong
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : Anisotropic
-Anisotropic Filtering : x16
Movement Physics
-Self : Full
-Other NPCs : Full
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Disabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Disabled
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : Strong
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled
System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130708-1532)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz
8159.141MB
AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series(VRAM 4095 MB) 8.17.0010.1236