The verdict

Networking
Chuwi LarkBox X has more NICs (2 vs 1) - better for a firewall or VLAN trunk.
RAM ceiling
Trigkey Green G4 takes more RAM (16GB vs 12GB).

Which wins for each job

Job Chuwi LarkBox X Trigkey Green G4
Plex / Jellyfin ~5 streams ~5 streams
Frigate NVR ~4 cameras ~4 cameras
Proxmox / VMs 5,307 PassMark 5,307 PassMark
Firewall / router 2 NICs win 1 NICs
Local AI / LLM no slot no slot

Approximate - capacity estimates from curated specs, the same logic as the recommender. Verify against your exact setup. Prices move; check the retailer.

Full specs

Spec Chuwi LarkBox X Trigkey Green G4
Price (list) $199 $189
CPU Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
Cores / threads 4 4
PassMark 5,307 5,307
iGPU Intel UHD (24 EU) Intel UHD (24 EU)
NICs 2 1
NIC model 1GbE + 2.5GbE (chips unlisted) 1GbE (chip unlisted)
RAM max (GB) 12 16
M.2 free 1 1
PCIe slot none none
Idle (W) 8 8
TDP (W) 6 6