Smaller form factor hardware recommendations?

[FullyBorked]

Currently running on a Dell T310, she's a big girl..., with x3440, 16gigs of ram and an ssd.  I'm on gigabit internet with multi-wan fail-over.  DMZ and Lan all running IPS/IDS, DNS, DHCP, etc.  Current utilization is about 2gigs of ram on average and 0-45% cpu utilization. 

I'd like to get something much smaller, and maybe with a bit more single core cpu perf and more modern hardware.  Think smaller, cooler, quieter, and less hungry.  Any recommendations on hardware without spending a ton of $$? 

[danb35]

Haven't used it, but this should do the trick:
https://www.amazon.com/Qotom-Q555G6-S05-Qotom-Industrial-Barebone-Computer/dp/B07KM7YY4Y/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Qotom-Q555G6-S05&qid=1595786382&sr=8-2

It's a two-core, four-thread i5-7200U with a passmark of 3376 (vs. 2566 for the X3440), single-thread of 1788 (vs. 1139).  Six intel NICs, RAM and SSD to your spec.  I'm seeing US$326.  If you're outside .us, of course, options will vary.

[FullyBorked]

Haven't used it, but this should do the trick:
https://www.amazon.com/Qotom-Q555G6-S05-Qotom-Industrial-Barebone-Computer/dp/B07KM7YY4Y/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Qotom-Q555G6-S05&qid=1595786382&sr=8-2

It's a two-core, four-thread i5-7200U with a passmark of 3376 (vs. 2566 for the X3440), single-thread of 1788 (vs. 1139).  Six intel NICs, RAM and SSD to your spec.  I'm seeing US$326.  If you're outside .us, of course, options will vary.

I like the looks of that actually.  The only thing that concerns me is someone said the bios doesn't have a setting for power on after power failure.  Which isn't going to work if that's true.  I'll have to dig around a bit more to find out.

[Jarvar]

I've been looking at the Qotom's as well.
I think there was a mention somewhere that the boot after power loss feature can be achieved with jumper settings.
Not 100% sure about it, but I remember seeing it when going through reviews.
Also some people have expressed some concern between the provided SSD not necessarily being of the best quality, but your mileage may vary.

I'm currenty debating between a small footprint Qotom, or something like an Dell Optiplex SFF for power consumption and durability.

[danb35]

Also some people have expressed some concern between the provided SSD not necessarily being of the best quality, but your mileage may vary.

If desired, you can get the box "bare bones" and add your own RAM and SSD from your preferred vendors.

Another option is Protectli, but their i5 box (also with 6 NICs) starts around $500.  Looks like the heatsink should be more effective, though.

[daigoro]

Another option is this: https://fit-iot.com/web/products/fitlet2/
Quite reliable, not so cheap.

[Koldnitz]

I am using the qotom with the i7-7500u and can confirm that you only need to switch a jumper to make it boot after power loss.

The procedure was detailed on YouTube.

The upside is when you do this you can also reapply TIM and get better temperature performance.

Cheers,

[FullyBorked]

Thanks for all the replies everyone.  I like the fan-less boxes, but my cybersecurity spidey sense doesn't care for the Chinese boxes (i'm sure they are fine).  I also don't like the non standard boxes that I can't change or add to.  So ultimately I purchased a i3-9100, gigabyte mATX, 8 gigs of ram, mATX case, grabbed a quad port Intel server nic off ebay for $20 bucks, and I will reuse SSD and PSU.  Brings me in cheaper than the fanless boxes and will be a more standard form factor.  Should perform fantastic, will be more powerful, use less power, and I can setup fan stop fan curves so it should be quiet as well.    I'll try and remember to update the post here after I get everything assembled and running.