Benchmark is telling us something...

[Ghastly]

Buy a ps4
That's the impression I'm getting since it old CPUs are going to struggle so much

[Zojha]

Wouldn't the natural course be to just... upgrade whatever parts are struggling?

[Ghastly]

Replacing a cpu isn't something a lot of us could do
And it's not just any part..it's the cpu that stormblood is really asking a lot of

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

My cpu is 3 gens old and my benchmark scores are higher than some people with newer processors. Its people who had crappy low end cpus from years ago that are struggling

[Stitches1974]

It also seems it's telling us no more DX9.

[Ririta]

The graphics didn't get any better, why is the performance so bad?

I've already bought a PS4 but I'll not be surprised if the experience to become a community joke like the PS3 was.

[Maero]

I have a PS4 Pro and am ready

[Driavna]

The graphics didn't get any better, why is the performance so bad?

I've already bought a PS4 but I'll not be surprised if the experience to become a community joke like the PS3 was.

More stuff per scene.

[NaesakiAshwell]

Well my CPU is definitely very old now, but on the bright side hopefully middle of May I'll have a brand new computer <3

[Jpec07]

Buy a ps4
That's the impression I'm getting since it old CPUs are going to struggle so much

It looks like it has a lot more to do with the GPU. I'm seeing a lot of really high Benchmark scores coming through that have lower-end CPUs paired with halfway decent GPUs, and lower scores from excellent CPUs paired with lower-end GPUs (read: my benchmark). CPUs haven't generally been a performance throttle for a long while, and most people with an i3 or an i5 will be able to get a very high score if they just upgrade their GPU to something from the current generation (e.g. Nvidia GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 470 are both cost-effective ways to get a really high score).

Of course it's another problem entirely if you're on a laptop (like me). My piddly 5000~ score probably won't last for the entire expansion, so an upgrade is very likely in order. I'm just glad MacBooks hold their value.