diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 268d6a3c28..b366666231 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <components/sceneutil/util.hpp>
 
 #include <components/settings/shadermanager.hpp>
+#include <components/settings/values.hpp>
 
 #include "mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp"
 
@@ -670,10 +671,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::prepareEngine()
         Settings::Manager::getString("texture mipmap", "General"), Settings::Manager::getInt("anisotropy", "General"));
     mEnvironment.setResourceSystem(*mResourceSystem);
 
-    int numThreads = Settings::Manager::getInt("preload num threads", "Cells");
-    if (numThreads <= 0)
-        throw std::runtime_error("Invalid setting: 'preload num threads' must be >0");
-    mWorkQueue = new SceneUtil::WorkQueue(numThreads);
+    mWorkQueue = new SceneUtil::WorkQueue(Settings::cells().mPreloadNumThreads);
     mUnrefQueue = std::make_unique<SceneUtil::UnrefQueue>();
 
     mScreenCaptureOperation = new SceneUtil::AsyncScreenCaptureOperation(mWorkQueue,
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index b114ed92bc..780f9ad0b9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -440,8 +440,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         if (getenv("OPENMW_DONT_PRECOMPILE") == nullptr)
         {
             mViewer->setIncrementalCompileOperation(new osgUtil::IncrementalCompileOperation);
-            mViewer->getIncrementalCompileOperation()->setTargetFrameRate(
-                Settings::Manager::getFloat("target framerate", "Cells"));
+            mViewer->getIncrementalCompileOperation()->setTargetFrameRate(Settings::cells().mTargetFramerate);
         }
 
         mDebugDraw
@@ -486,7 +485,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             mTerrain = std::make_unique<Terrain::TerrainGrid>(sceneRoot, mRootNode, mResourceSystem,
                 mTerrainStorage.get(), Mask_Terrain, Mask_PreCompile, Mask_Debug);
 
-        mTerrain->setTargetFrameRate(Settings::Manager::getFloat("target framerate", "Cells"));
+        mTerrain->setTargetFrameRate(Settings::cells().mTargetFramerate);
 
         if (groundcover)
         {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 7e3a00df07..b116fbe633 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <components/resource/resourcesystem.hpp>
 #include <components/resource/scenemanager.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/positionattitudetransform.hpp>
-#include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
+#include <components/settings/values.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/luamanager.hpp"
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         mRendering.getResourceSystem()->getSceneManager()->setIncrementalCompileOperation(
             mRendering.getIncrementalCompileOperation());
-        mRendering.getResourceSystem()->setExpiryDelay(Settings::Manager::getFloat("cache expiry delay", "Cells"));
+        mRendering.getResourceSystem()->setExpiryDelay(Settings::cells().mCacheExpiryDelay);
     }
 
     void Scene::testInteriorCells()
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         mRendering.getResourceSystem()->getSceneManager()->setIncrementalCompileOperation(
             mRendering.getIncrementalCompileOperation());
-        mRendering.getResourceSystem()->setExpiryDelay(Settings::Manager::getFloat("cache expiry delay", "Cells"));
+        mRendering.getResourceSystem()->setExpiryDelay(Settings::cells().mCacheExpiryDelay);
     }
 
     void Scene::changePlayerCell(CellStore& cell, const ESM::Position& pos, bool adjustPlayerPos)
@@ -824,23 +824,23 @@ namespace MWWorld
         , mRendering(rendering)
         , mNavigator(navigator)
         , mCellLoadingThreshold(1024.f)
-        , mPreloadDistance(Settings::Manager::getInt("preload distance", "Cells"))
-        , mPreloadEnabled(Settings::Manager::getBool("preload enabled", "Cells"))
-        , mPreloadExteriorGrid(Settings::Manager::getBool("preload exterior grid", "Cells"))
-        , mPreloadDoors(Settings::Manager::getBool("preload doors", "Cells"))
-        , mPreloadFastTravel(Settings::Manager::getBool("preload fast travel", "Cells"))
-        , mPredictionTime(Settings::Manager::getFloat("prediction time", "Cells"))
+        , mPreloadDistance(Settings::cells().mPreloadDistance)
+        , mPreloadEnabled(Settings::cells().mPreloadEnabled)
+        , mPreloadExteriorGrid(Settings::cells().mPreloadExteriorGrid)
+        , mPreloadDoors(Settings::cells().mPreloadDoors)
+        , mPreloadFastTravel(Settings::cells().mPreloadFastTravel)
+        , mPredictionTime(Settings::cells().mPredictionTime)
     {
         mPreloader = std::make_unique<CellPreloader>(rendering.getResourceSystem(), physics->getShapeManager(),
             rendering.getTerrain(), rendering.getLandManager());
         mPreloader->setWorkQueue(mRendering.getWorkQueue());
 
-        rendering.getResourceSystem()->setExpiryDelay(Settings::Manager::getFloat("cache expiry delay", "Cells"));
+        rendering.getResourceSystem()->setExpiryDelay(Settings::cells().mCacheExpiryDelay);
 
-        mPreloader->setExpiryDelay(Settings::Manager::getFloat("preload cell expiry delay", "Cells"));
-        mPreloader->setMinCacheSize(Settings::Manager::getInt("preload cell cache min", "Cells"));
-        mPreloader->setMaxCacheSize(Settings::Manager::getInt("preload cell cache max", "Cells"));
-        mPreloader->setPreloadInstances(Settings::Manager::getBool("preload instances", "Cells"));
+        mPreloader->setExpiryDelay(Settings::cells().mPreloadCellExpiryDelay);
+        mPreloader->setMinCacheSize(Settings::cells().mPreloadCellCacheMin);
+        mPreloader->setMaxCacheSize(Settings::cells().mPreloadCellCacheMax);
+        mPreloader->setPreloadInstances(Settings::cells().mPreloadInstances);
     }
 
     Scene::~Scene()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldmodel.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldmodel.cpp
index 4f53dd329c..a4299dc4ca 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldmodel.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldmodel.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <components/esm3/loadregn.hpp>
 #include <components/esm4/loadwrld.hpp>
 #include <components/loadinglistener/loadinglistener.hpp>
-#include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
+#include <components/settings/values.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ void MWWorld::WorldModel::writeCell(ESM::ESMWriter& writer, CellStore& cell) con
 MWWorld::WorldModel::WorldModel(const MWWorld::ESMStore& store, ESM::ReadersCache& readers)
     : mStore(store)
     , mReaders(readers)
-    , mIdCache(
-          std::clamp(Settings::Manager::getInt("pointers cache size", "Cells"), 40, 1000), { ESM::RefId(), nullptr })
+    , mIdCache(Settings::cells().mPointersCacheSize, { ESM::RefId(), nullptr })
 {
 }