I do use VLANs. But in testing even without them going laptop->server->WAN and nothing else it could not do it.

No it is a CPU. https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/5000-series/amd-ryzen-7-5800xt.html

I have a smart switch. It has some managed features like VLANs and stuff like that but it’s not a full managed switch

it happened bare metal too, booted off USB and with opnsense hitting the hardware directly

ryzen 5800xt. it didnt matter if it was booted bare metal either, it would max out 1 or 2 cores and never hit gigabit speeds

Incorrect. The built in quicksync is adequate for a limited number of simultaneous streams. Considering I plan for frigate to handle multiple cameras on this machine I will need more streams.

I want zenarmor and suricata. Intel N series chips cannot handle that. The dGPU is just needed for handling media decode and encode, not actual rendering.

You made this on your phone on the bus ride to and from work.

I cleaned the cat box yesterday and considered that an accomplishment.

Fuck.