my sims 4 game has been loading and running slow after the recent update.

@Naycrump1  How much memory are Sims 4 and your system overall using while you play?  When you notice lag, put the game into windowed mode, but don't minimize it, and open the Task Manager, then take a screenshot of what you see.  Please test with nothing else open other than the EA App and Sims 4.

@Kennedoll  Please do the same, plus also run a dxdiag and attach it to a post.

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/