Edge equipment should not be multi-purpose, "maximizing hardware" or not.

This pursuit of saving money has given us weak boundaries that are relatively easy to cross, which will ultimately cost substantially more given any successful attack. The risk of an attack is an existential threat to the business itself. Do you really want to risk your entire business because you are trying to save a few hundred for a separate device?

There are places to try to save money and consolidate workloads, but edge routers are not it.