UniFi E7: what it is & who it's for

The flagship, and a different class of hardware. Ten spatial streams, 4×4 on both 5 and 6 GHz, and 11.5 Gbps of rated 6 GHz throughput — roughly double every other tri-band AP here. A 10 GbE uplink plus a second 1 GbE port, 1000+ clients and 185 m². At $499 it is $200 over the U7 Pro XGS, and its 43 W is the largest PoE++ draw in the lineup. The one AP in a build that must not be the constraint — dense deployments where 6 GHz headroom, client capacity and a 10 GbE uplink all matter at once, and a PoE++ budget exists to feed it.

Specifications

UniFi E7 specifications
Wi-Fi Standard	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bands	Tri-band (2.4 + 5 + 6 GHz)
6 GHz Rate	11.5 Gbps (BW320)
5 GHz Rate	8.6 Gbps (BW240)
2.4 GHz Rate	688 Mbps (BW40)
Spatial Streams	10
6 GHz MIMO	4×4
5 GHz MIMO	4×4
Uplink Port	(1) 10 GbE RJ45 + (1) 1 GbE RJ45
Power Method	PoE++
Max Power Draw	43 W
Max Clients	1000+
Coverage Area	185 m² (2,000 ft²)
Dimensions	250 × 250 × 43.5 mm
Weight	1.8 kg
Max TX Power	6 GHz 24 dBm / 30 dBm · 5 GHz 30 dBm · 2.4 GHz 23 dBm
5 GHz Antenna Gain	6 dBi
6 GHz Antenna Gain	6 dBi
Operating Temp	-30 to 50 °C (-22 to 122 °F)
Real-Time Spectral Analysis	Yes

Verdict

The flagship, and a different class of hardware. Ten spatial streams, 4×4 on both 5 and 6 GHz, and 11.5 Gbps of rated 6 GHz throughput — roughly double every other tri-band AP here. A 10 GbE uplink plus a second 1 GbE port, 1000+ clients and 185 m². At $499 it is $200 over the U7 Pro XGS, and its 43 W is the largest PoE++ draw in the lineup.

Pros

11.5 Gbps rated on 6 GHz (BW320) — about twice the 5.8 Gbps every other tri-band AP here lists
Ten spatial streams, with 4×4 on both 5 GHz and 6 GHz
Rated for 1000+ clients and 185 m² (2,000 ft²) — the highest of the nine
Two uplink ports: 10 GbE RJ45 alongside a 1 GbE RJ45

Cons

$499 — $200 over the U7 Pro XGS and $220 over the U7 Pro Max
43 W needs PoE++ (802.3bt) with real budget behind it
250 × 250 × 43.5 mm and 1.8 kg — more than twice the U7 Pro XGS’s 800 g

Best forThe one AP in a build that must not be the constraint — dense deployments where 6 GHz headroom, client capacity and a 10 GbE uplink all matter at once, and a PoE++ budget exists to feed it.

An E7 wall-mounted indoors, its square housing throwing a blue status glow onto the wall behind it. — Our E7, on the wall.

Alternatives

Compared head-to-head

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