6TB drives on the Synology compatibility list
Synology officially lists 236 different 6TB part numbers from 6 brands: Seagate (85) · Toshiba (60) · Western Digital (57) · HGST (24) · WD (9) · Synology (1). Ranked below by how many models list each — the wider the support, the safer the pick for an unlisted or older machine.
236
Listed 6TB drives
6
Brands
344
Widest model support
Our pick at 6TB
The most universally listed 6TB NAS-line drive is the Seagate IronWolf Pro (ST6000NE0023) — on 344 Synology models' official lists. For surveillance builds, filter the table below by the Surveillance line instead.
All 6TB drives, ranked by support
| Drive | Brand | Series | Line | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST6000NM021A | Seagate | Exos 7E8 | Enterprise | 389 machines |
| MG04ACA600E | Toshiba | MG04ACA**** | Enterprise | 382 machines |
| ST6000VN0033 | Seagate | Surveillance | Surveillance | 349 machines |
| ST6000NE0023 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | 344 machines |
| WD6003FRYZ | Western Digital | Gold | Enterprise | 324 machines |
| MN05ACA600 | Toshiba | MN05ACA*** | NAS | 309 machines |
| ST6000NE000 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | 283 machines |
| HUS726060ALE610 | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 281 machines |
| ST6000VN0041 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 281 machines |
| ST6000NM0024 | Seagate | Seagate Enterprise Capacity | Enterprise | 276 machines |
| ST6000VX0003 | Seagate | Surveillance HDD | Surveillance | 272 machines |
| WD6003FFBX | Western Digital | Red Pro | NAS | 272 machines |
| WD60PURZ | Western Digital | Purple | Surveillance | 270 machines |
| MD06ACA600V | Toshiba | MD06ACA***V | Surveillance | 269 machines |
| ST6000VN001 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 260 machines |
| HDWG160YZSTA | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 244 machines |
| ST6000NE0021 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | 244 machines |
| HDWG160AZSTA | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 243 machines |
| HDWG160EZSTA | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 243 machines |
| HDWG160XZSTA | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 243 machines |
| MN06ACA600 | Toshiba | MN06ACA*** | NAS | 243 machines |
| WD6002FRYZ | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 243 machines |
| ST6000NE0003 | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 239 machines |
| ST6000VN0001 | Seagate | Enterprise NAS | Enterprise | 236 machines |
| ST6000VX0023 | Seagate | Surveillance | Surveillance | 236 machines |
| HUS726060ALE614 | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 233 machines |
| ST6000VN0003 | Seagate | NAS | NAS | 233 machines |
| WD6002FFWX | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 233 machines |
| ST6000NE0013 | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 232 machines |
| HUS726T6TALE6L4 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC310 | Enterprise | 228 machines |
| ST6000NE0001 | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 226 machines |
| ST6000VN0011 (Rescue) | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 225 machines |
| ST6000NM0115 | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 222 machines |
| WD60EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) | Western Digital | NAS | NAS | 221 machines |
| ST6000NE0011 | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 219 machines |
| MD04ACA600 | Toshiba | MD04ACA*** | Desktop | 205 machines |
| WD6003VRYZ | Western Digital | Gold | Enterprise | 204 machines |
| HDWN160YZSTA (MN05ACA600) | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 198 machines |
| ST6000VN0021 | Seagate | NAS | NAS | 198 machines |
| HDWN160AZSTA (MN05ACA600) | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 197 machines |
| HDWN160EZSTA (MN05ACA600) | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 197 machines |
| HDWN160UZSVA (MN05ACA600) | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 197 machines |
| HDWN160XZSTA (MN05ACA600) | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 197 machines |
| WD60EFAX | Western Digital | Red | NAS | 194 machines |
| ST6000VN0031 (Rescue Recovery) | Seagate | NAS | NAS | 190 machines |
| ST6000VN004 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 185 machines |
| WD6001FFWX (Red Pro NASware 3.0) | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 183 machines |
| ST6000NM002A | Seagate | Exos 7E8 | Enterprise | 182 machines |
| WD60PURX - 64T0ZY0 | Western Digital | Purple | Surveillance | 180 machines |
| WD60PURZ - 85ZUFY1 | Western Digital | Purple | Surveillance | 179 machines |
| ST6000NM0065 | Seagate | Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD v5 | Enterprise | 178 machines |
| ST6000VN0031 | Seagate | NAS | NAS | 176 machines |
| WD60PURX | Western Digital | Surveillance | Surveillance | 172 machines |
| HDWG160UZSVA(Bulk) | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 171 machines |
| WD6005FFBX | Western Digital | Red Pro | NAS | 167 machines |
| WD6NPURX - 64JC5Y0 | Western Digital | Purple NV | Surveillance | 165 machines |
| HDWN160AZSTA | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 157 machines |
| WD60EFRX_MYMN1 (NASware 3.0) | Western Digital | NAS | NAS | 157 machines |
| HUH728060ALE600 | HGST | Enterprise | Enterprise | 148 machines |
| HDWE160AZSTA | Toshiba | X300 | Desktop | 146 machines |
| HDWE160EZSTA | Toshiba | X300 | Desktop | 146 machines |
| HDWE160UZSVA | Toshiba | X300 | Desktop | 146 machines |
| HDWE160XZSTA | Toshiba | X300 | Desktop | 146 machines |
| ST6000VX001 | Seagate | Surveillance SKYHAWK | Surveillance | 146 machines |
| ST6000NE0023 - 2EX110 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | Enterprise NAS | 145 machines |
| ST6000VX0013 | Seagate | Surveillance | Surveillance | 145 machines |
| MC04ACA600E | Toshiba | Enterprise | Enterprise | 144 machines |
| WD6001FFWX - 68Z39N0 | Western Digital | Red Pro | Enterprise NAS | 143 machines |
| ST6000NE0003 - 1ZM110 | Seagate | Enterprise NAS HDD | Enterprise NAS | 140 machines |
| ST6000NM0115 - 1YZ110 | Seagate | Exos 7E8 | Enterprise | 140 machines |
| WD6001FSYZ | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 140 machines |
| WD60EFRX - 68L0BN1 | Western Digital | Red | NAS | 140 machines |
| MG08ADA600E | Toshiba | MG08-D | Enterprise | 133 machines |
| WD60EJRX | Western Digital | Purple | Surveillance | 133 machines |
| ST6000VN0033 - 2EE110 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 132 machines |
| HDN726060ALE610 | HGST | NAS | NAS | 124 machines |
| MG08ADA600EY | Toshiba | MG08-D | Enterprise | 124 machines |
| HDN724060ALE640 | HGST | NAS | NAS | 122 machines |
| WD6001FSYZ - 01SS7B1 | Western Digital | Re | Enterprise | 122 machines |
| ST6000NM019B-2TG103 | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | 121 machines |