The Sims System Requirements: Can You Run It?

The Sims
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Publisher:
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Release date:
31 January 2000 (24 years ago)
User score:
3.1 / 5 (22 votes)

Official system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run The Sims at minimal and recommended settings. Although these requirements are usually approximate, they can still be used to determine the indicative hardware tier needed to play the game.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
2MB Video Card, 16-bit Color Capable - DirectX 7 Certified
Pass CPU:
233 Mhz or faster Intel Pentium processor or AMD K6
Pass Memory:
32MB RAM
File size:
300 MB free hard disk space (additional space required for DirectX 7 installation and Windows swap file)
Operating system:
Windows 95 or 98
DirectX:
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Recommended requirements

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The Sims performance on your PC

The Sims performance on your GPU

GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

RTX 3060
minimum
Any

The Sims performance on your CPU

Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

i5-12400

User Ratings

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3.1 22 votes

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