I installed opnsense on an i5-6500T (native, no vm) but it looks like the performance is very bad, most websites are timing out.
everything is turned off, there’s no packet inspection or blocks, even the unbound dns server is not used (using a DC for that)
it’s the computer that’s underpowered, or i did some mistake in configuring it? Using two routers in the networks for my convenience
Your diagram is weird. Isn’t the opnsense box supposed to replace the router. Or at least it should be between the existing router and you clients. Pc 1 go to opnsense Lan. And opnsense wan to the router and internet.
You’re creating all kinds of loops which is generally a bad idea. Your data should flow in 1 direction like a tree.
Unless there are a lot of details you’re not sharing.
Also remember generally a router is not a switch. Plug all your PCs into a switch. Plug a wifi access point into the switch. And then have the switch go into the lan of your opnsense.
And then have the wan go out to the internet.