Hi Brit.b, Sorry to hear about your issue. Ideally, the playback speed in Adobe Premiere Pro is dependent on various factors (effects applied, sequence complexity, media format, and resolution etc). The system specifications on your computer are good enough to get smoother playback but it can vary for different sequences and projects. We'll need more information to troubleshoot the issue better: Have you used any GPU accelerated effect? Does it happen with every project? Where have you saved the media cache? Please check if GPU acceleration is enabled by following this path: File > Project Settings > General > Video Rendering and Playback. Thanks, Shivangi
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