Are these laptop specs ideal to run Sims 4?

amspectrum​  I would expect this hardware to be able to run Sims 4 on at least high-ultra graphics settings before you factor in high poly custom content.  You might be able to get away with ultra, depending on which packs you have installed and how smooth you want gameplay to be.  The 680M tha comes with the 7735U is clearly a better choice, but if the price is higher than you'd like, the 660M is still good enough for high-ultra settings before factoring in cc.

Your high poly cc will of course increase the demands the game places on your hardware, but it's often the sheer amount of cc that's on the screen at once.  So if, for example, you have a few hairs you love, but your sim will only wear one at a time, that's going to make less of a difference than if the sim is wearing a high poly hair and top and shoes and you also have a high poly couch in the living room.  Still, this hardware should allow you to play on at least high graphics settings even with a reasonable amount of cc, like, say, not an entire 60x60 lot stuffed with cc items.

The the one small concern I have about this laptop is the 1x16 GB RAM configuration.  2x8 GB would be better from a performance standpoint, although this only makes a difference for certain kinds of tasks.  I'm not actually sure how much of a difference it would make to Sims 4: I believe some, but it's hard to quantify.  So if you can find a 2x8 GB option, get that instead.

If you're curious about the concept in general, look up dual-channel vs. single-channel RAM.

Thank you so much for your feedback. You make a good point about the high poly cc and the amount of it that's on screen. I recently moved cc out of my mods folder that is above 10k out of my mods folder, but I do have some higher poly items that I don't want to part with. As long as I don't have too many on screen at once, I should be good. I'll keep that in mind.

In regards to memory, thank you for pointing how dual channel is better than single channel. For the laptop I am considering, it is not allowing me to customize to 2X8GB. My only option for the processor and graphics card I selected is 1X16 GB

This is what I'm looking at by the way, https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-probook-465-16-inch-g11-notebook-pc-p-a3rm4ua-aba-1 

I know it mentions business, but I like how I can customize it. I may look at other HP options based off your recommendations. 

I am also considering this one.  7730U instead of 7735U for processor, integrated graphics, and 2X8GB memory instead of 1x16 https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-pavilion-laptop-15-eh3047nr

amspectrum​  The 7730U has a significantly slower graphics chip than the 7735U, and for Sims 4 at least, that's more important than the memory configuration.  So between the two, I'd go for the 7735U despite its 1x16 GB RAM.

This one has a graphics chip that's about as fast as the 760M and 2x8 GB RAM:

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-pavilion-plus-laptop-14-ew1010nr

The site doesn't list the RAM configuration, but this model is listed elsewhere as NOT having an empty slot for a memory upgrade, so I'd guess it's 2x8 GB rather than 1x16.

If the screen is too small for your taste, this one has the same processor and graphics chip:

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-envy-laptop-17t-da000-17-a19crav-1

And this one's a bit more expensive, but its 860M is equivalent to the 780M.  The site doesn't list this model's RAM configuration either, but at the listed speed, I'd expect it to be soldered and in all likelihood to have multiple memory chips rather than just the one.  And it's so fast that 1x16 GB might not be such a terrible thing either.

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-omnibook-x-flipngai-16-ar0047nr

This one's graphics chip is even a little faster than that, as is its RAM.  And it also has a higher-resolution, brighter, prettier (OLED) screen:

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-omnibook-x-flipngai-16-as0047nr

These are just the good options I found on the HP site for under $1,000.  If you'd like me to look elsewhere, for comparison's sake, I can do that too.  And if you have more questions, about these or in general, please feel free to ask.

Thank you so much for your recommendations!!! I really appreciate it. I was going to go with the HP Envy you recommended, but it is unfortunely no longer available. I'm looking at this one as a comparable. Would this work with what I am looking for? 

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/ConfigureView?langId=-1&storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&catEntryId=3074457345621192322&urlLangId=&quantity=1

Awesome!!! That is what I decided to go with. I selected the Intel 7 over the Intel 5 for processor. Thank you so much for your help!!!