The Sims System Requirements: Can You Run It?

The Sims system requirements
Developer:
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Publisher:
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Release date:
31 January 2000 (25 years ago)
User score:
3.1 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
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Official system requirements for PC

To run The Sims, you'll need at least 32 MB of RAM and 300 MB of free disk space. As for your CPU, an Pentium 4 2.4 GHz is the minimum.

Minimum

Graphics card:
2MB Video Card, 16-bit Color Capable - DirectX 7 Certified
CPU:
233 Mhz or faster Intel Pentium processor or AMD K6
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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Performance on your PC

Performance on your GPU

Performance levels below the bar correspond to the target fps shown on each marker for that preset/resolution.

RTX 3060
minimum
Any

Your GPU can run The Sims at minimum settings.

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400

Core i5-12400 is 152.7x faster than Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. Your CPU can run The Sims at minimum settings.

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