5TB drives on the Synology compatibility list
Synology officially lists 61 different 5TB part numbers from 5 brands: Western Digital (20) · Toshiba (13) · Seagate (13) · HGST (13) · WD (2). Ranked below by how many models list each — the wider the support, the safer the pick for an unlisted or older machine.
61
Listed 5TB drives
5
Brands
233
Widest model support
Our pick at 5TB
The most universally listed 5TB NAS-line drive is the Western Digital Deskstar NAS (H3IKNAS500012872SJ (0S03838)) — on 233 Synology models' official lists. For surveillance builds, filter the table below by the Surveillance line instead.
All 5TB drives, ranked by support
| Drive | Brand | Series | Line | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG04ACA500E | Toshiba | MG04ACA**** | Enterprise | 348 machines |
| HUS726050ALE610 | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 281 machines |
| ST5000NM0084 | Seagate | Enterprise Capacity | Enterprise | 274 machines |
| MD04ACA500 | Toshiba | MD04ACA*** | Desktop | 267 machines |
| H3IKNAS500012872SJ (0S03838) | Western Digital | Deskstar NAS | NAS | 233 machines |
| HUS726050ALE614 | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 233 machines |
| H3IKNAS500012872SE (0S03836) | Western Digital | Deskstar NAS | NAS | 230 machines |
| H3IKNAS500012872SA (0S03837) | Western Digital | Deskstar NAS | NAS | 227 machines |
| ST5000VN0001 | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 225 machines |
| ST5000VN0011 (Rescue) | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 225 machines |
| HDWE150AZSTA | Toshiba | X300 | Desktop | 184 machines |
| HDWE150EZSTA | Toshiba | X300 | Desktop | 184 machines |
| HDWE150UZSVA | Toshiba | X300 | Desktop | 184 machines |
| HDWE150XZSTA | Toshiba | X300 | Desktop | 183 machines |
| WD5001FFWX (Red Pro NASware 3.0) | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 177 machines |
| WD50PURX | Western Digital | Surveillance | Surveillance | 172 machines |
| WD50EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) | Western Digital | NAS | NAS | 167 machines |
| ST5000NM0024 | Seagate | Seagate Enterprise Capacity | Enterprise | 153 machines |
| MC04ACA500E | Toshiba | Enterprise | Enterprise | 144 machines |
| WD5001FFWX - 68Z39N0 | Western Digital | Red Pro | Enterprise NAS | 140 machines |
| WD5001FSYZ | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 132 machines |
| WD50EFRX - 68L0BN1 | Western Digital | Red | NAS | 129 machines |
| HDN726050ALE610 | HGST | NAS | NAS | 124 machines |
| HDN724050ALE640 | HGST | NAS | NAS | 122 machines |
| WD5001FSYZ - 01SS7B1 | Western Digital | Re | Enterprise | 122 machines |
| MD04ABA500V | Toshiba | Surveillance MD04-V | Surveillance | 118 machines |
| H3IKNASN500012872SE (0S03940) | HGST | NAS | NAS | 114 machines |
| H3IKNASN500012872SE2PK (0S03942) | HGST | NAS | NAS | 114 machines |
| H3IKNASN500012872SE4PK (0S03944) | HGST | NAS | NAS | 114 machines |
| H3IKNAS500012872SP2PK (0S03906) | HGST | NAS | NAS | 112 machines |
| H3IKNAS500012872SP4PK (0S03886) | HGST | NAS | NAS | 112 machines |
| WD50EFRX - 68MYMN1 | Western Digital | Red | NAS | 108 machines |
| H3IKNAS500012872SN (0S03835) | HGST | Deskstar NAS | NAS | 96 machines |
| WD50PURX - 64LZMY0 | Western Digital | Purple | Surveillance | 96 machines |
| ST5000NM0024 - 1HT170 | Seagate | Constellation ES.3 | Enterprise | 78 machines |
| MG04ACA50DE | Toshiba | MG04ACA**** | Enterprise | 77 machines |
| WD50EZRX - 00MVLB1 | Western Digital | Green | Desktop | 74 machines |
| WD5001FFWX(Red Pro NASware 3.0) | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 72 machines |
| WD50EFRX - 68MYMN0 | Western Digital | Red | NAS | 72 machines |
| ST5000VN0001 - 1SF17X | Seagate | Enterprise NAS HDD | Enterprise NAS | 61 machines |
| ST5000VN0011 - 1UL17X | Seagate | Enterprise NAS HDD (+Rescue) | Enterprise NAS | 61 machines |
| ST5000VX0001 - 1SH17X | Seagate | Surveillance HDD | Surveillance | 56 machines |
| ST5000VN0001 (Enterprise NAS HDD) | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 39 machines |
| ST5000LM000 | Seagate | BarraCuda | Desktop | 34 machines |
| MG04SCA50EE | Toshiba | MG04SCA**E | Enterprise | 28 machines |
| HUS726050AL5210 | Western Digital | Ultrastar 7K6000 | Enterprise | 24 machines |
| MG04SCA500E | Toshiba | Enterprise | 23 machines | |
| ST5000NM0034 | Seagate | Enterprise Capacity | Enterprise | 17 machines |
| H3IKNAS500012872SA(0S03837) | HGST | NAS | 7 machines | |
| H3IKNAS500012872SE(0S03836) | HGST | NAS | 7 machines | |
| H3IKNAS500012872SJ(0S03838) | HGST | NAS | 7 machines | |
| H3IKNAS500012872SN(0S03835) | HGST | NAS | 7 machines | |
| ST5000VN001 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | 7 machines |
| ST5000VX0011 | Seagate | SkyHawk | Surveillance | 7 machines |
| WD5001FFWX | WD | Red Pro | NAS | 7 machines |
| WD50EFRX | WD | Red Plus | NAS | 7 machines |
| HUS726050AL4210 | Western Digital | Ultrastar 7K6000 | Enterprise | 4 machines |
| MG04SCA50EA | Toshiba | MG04 | Enterprise | 4 machines |
| HUS726050AL5210 - 0F22793 | Western Digital | Ultrastar 7K6000 | Enterprise | 3 machines |
| HUS726050AL5214 | HGST | Ultrastar 7K6000 | Enterprise | 1 machines |
| MG04SCA500A | Toshiba | Enterprise | Enterprise | 1 machines |