Which iMac Option is the best to play Sims 4?

[MSchmitt109]

Hi Community,

I'm wanting to purchase a computer to get a better experience playing the Sims 4. I have played it over the past couple of years on a MacBook Air and to be quite honest... it wasn't much fun. I have finally saved up to purchase an iMac and I was curious to hear your thoughts on which one to get in order to get a seamless gaming experience. 

What is your advice?  Thank you so much for your help! 

Option 1:

Retina 5K Display
3.0GHz 6-Core Processor with Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz 
1TB Storage

• 3.0GHz 6-core 8th-generation Intel Core i5 processor
• Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz
• 8GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory, configurable up to 32GB
• 1TB Fusion Drive1
• Radeon Pro 570X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
• Two Thunderbolt 3 ports
• Retina 5K 5120-by-2880 P3 display

Option 2:

Retina 5K Display
3.1GHz 6-Core Processor with Turbo Boost up to 4.3GHz 
1TB Storage

• 3.1GHz 6-core 8th-generation Intel Core i5 processor
• Turbo Boost up to 4.3GHz
• 8GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory, configurable up to 64GB
• 1TB Fusion Drive1
• Radeon Pro 575X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
• Two Thunderbolt 3 ports
• Retina 5K 5120-by-2880 P3 display

Option 3:

Retina 5K Display
3.7GHz 6-Core Processor with Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz 
2TB Storage

• 3.7GHz 6-core 9th-generation Intel Core i5 processor
• Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz
• 8GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory, configurable up to 64GB
• 2TB Fusion Drive1
• Radeon Pro 580X with 8GB of GDDR5 memory
• Two Thunderbolt 3 ports
• Retina 5K 5120-by-2880 P3 display

[Bluebellflora · Accepted solution]

@MSchmitt109

Always go for the highest spec. graphics card you can afford and most powerful CPU. That would make the bottom one the safest bet, not only now but for a few years too.

I also would absolutely not get a Fusion Drive, upgrade to the SSD instead. You'd need to work out how much space you need so think about how much you use cloud services.

I would also upgrade the RAM from 8Gb to 16Gb for now but you can do that yourself, it's way too expensive to do on Apple's site.

[Bluebellflora · Accepted solution]

@MSchmitt109

Always go for the highest spec. graphics card you can afford and most powerful CPU. That would make the bottom one the safest bet, not only now but for a few years too.

I also would absolutely not get a Fusion Drive, upgrade to the SSD instead. You'd need to work out how much space you need so think about how much you use cloud services.

I would also upgrade the RAM from 8Gb to 16Gb for now but you can do that yourself, it's way too expensive to do on Apple's site.