Can I upgrade the memory of my Late 2015 iMac?

I have 8G RAM taking up two slots. Can I and should I upgrade the memory?


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iMac 27″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Oct 1, 2024 2:54 PM

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Posted on Oct 1, 2024 3:12 PM

You can upgrade the memory. See information in Install memory in an iMac - Apple Support

The following is a well regarded source for memory upgrades: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/Retina-5K2015/DDR3L


Whether you should depends in part on whether you want to spend more money on a 9 year old iMac. Note that you won't be able to upgrade the macOS beyond Monterey even if you add more memory.

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Oct 1, 2024 3:12 PM in response to IWantToUnderstand

You can upgrade the memory. See information in Install memory in an iMac - Apple Support

The following is a well regarded source for memory upgrades: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/Retina-5K2015/DDR3L


Whether you should depends in part on whether you want to spend more money on a 9 year old iMac. Note that you won't be able to upgrade the macOS beyond Monterey even if you add more memory.

Oct 1, 2024 3:22 PM in response to IWantToUnderstand

Yes you can however,

1) Adding more RAM will not make the Late 2015 iMac go any faster.

2) If anything, more RAM will only allow you to run more App's at at the same time.

3) It is getting a little late in the game to spend money on a RAM upgrade for that old of an iMac.


If you are experiencing generally slowness..?


A good way to find out what is causing slowness, is to

Download and run the free version of EtreCheckPro, from > https://etrecheck.com/en/index.html

Then post the Report, as per > How to use the Add Text Feature When Post… - Apple Community

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