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5 years ago

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Can this iMac run the sims 4?

So I’m planning on buying a used iMac and I was wondering if it can run the sims 4 and the sims 3.

The iMac specifications:

iMac 21.5” late 2015

1.6GHz dual‑core Intel Core i5

8GB of 1867MHz LPDDR3

1TB Fusion Drive

Intel HD Graphics 6000

Bluebellflora
5 years ago
@Tuina1

It's not necessarily better, it's just newer. But it has a pretty poor integrated graphics chip which is what a game needs to run well, plus a very low powered dual core processor. I think these machines were designed for educational use so didn't need to be particularly powerful.

Bluebellflora
Hero+
5 years ago
@Tuina1

You will have to go through several workarounds to get Sims 3 to run, for more info head to the Sims 3 Mac forum and read the stickied help guide - https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/bd-p/the-sims-3-technical-issues-mac-en

Sims 4 should run ok but the Intel HD graphics you have aren't great and the i5 processor is low spec. too. You will probably need to run the game on low settings to minimise lag.
Tuina1
5 years ago
@Bluebellflora

Thank you for replying. There is another iMac that is in my price range. The iMac from 2013. Will this iMac run the games better?
iMac specifications:
iMac 21.5” late 2013
2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor
16GB 1600MHz DDR3 memory
1TB (5400-rpm) hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 1GB
Bluebellflora
Hero+
5 years ago
@Tuina1

Hmm, not really. At the time the hardware would have been pretty good but that's now a 7 year old machine. Where are you looking?
Tuina1
5 years ago
These two iMacs are from Olx, a site were people sell used products. I think I’ll buy the 2015 if it’s better and because it’s newer and it’s still compatible with the latest macOS version Big Sur.
Bluebellflora
Hero+
5 years ago
@Tuina1

It's not necessarily better, it's just newer. But it has a pretty poor integrated graphics chip which is what a game needs to run well, plus a very low powered dual core processor. I think these machines were designed for educational use so didn't need to be particularly powerful.

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