Hey guys,
Just jumping in on this as I had the exact same problem as you Tobias.
My MB Pro turned up yesterday and it’s the same specs – safe to say I was pretty gutted with the performance in AE 22.2.1.
But, I download the Beta version of AE (in Creative Cloud, far left panel it says “beta apps”) and it’s so much better – and that’s a pretty big understatement. Definitely recommend giving it a go.
I’ve not tested it with Element 3D yet but plan to do so.