16TB drives on the Synology compatibility list
Synology officially lists 109 different 16TB part numbers from 5 brands: Toshiba (45) · Seagate (38) · Western Digital (15) · WD (7) · Synology (4). Ranked below by how many models list each — the wider the support, the safer the pick for an unlisted or older machine.
109
Listed 16TB drives
5
Brands
294
Widest model support
Our pick at 16TB
The most universally listed 16TB NAS-line drive is the Seagate IronWolf Pro (ST16000NE000) — on 294 Synology models' official lists. For surveillance builds, filter the table below by the Surveillance line instead.
All 16TB drives, ranked by support
| Drive | Brand | Series | Line | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST16000NM001G | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 314 machines |
| MG08ACA16TE | Toshiba | MG08ACA*** | Enterprise | 299 machines |
| ST16000NE000 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | 294 machines |
| ST16000VE000 | Seagate | SkyHawkAI | Surveillance | 287 machines |
| ST16000VN001 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 239 machines |
| WUH721816ALE6L4 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC550 | Enterprise | 227 machines |
| WD161KRYZ | Western Digital | Gold | Enterprise | 224 machines |
| ST16000NM000J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | 219 machines |
| ST16000NE000-2WX103 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | 192 machines |
| ST16000NT001-3LV101 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | Enterprise | 192 machines |
| MG08ACA16TEY | Toshiba | MG08 | Enterprise | 179 machines |
| WUH721816ALE6L0 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC550 | Enterprise | 162 machines |
| WUH721816ALE6L1 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC550 | Enterprise | 159 machines |
| ST16000VN003 | Seagate | NAS | NAS | 151 machines |
| WD161VRYZ | Western Digital | Surveillance Gold | Enterprise | 148 machines |
| MG09ACA16TE | Toshiba | MG09 | Enterprise | 147 machines |
| ST16000NM002H | Seagate | EXOS X24 | Enterprise | 126 machines |
| WD161KFGX-68AFPN0 | Western Digital | Red Pro | NAS | 125 machines |
| MN09ACA16T | Toshiba | MN09 | NAS | 113 machines |
| MG11ACA16TE | Toshiba | MG11 Series | Enterprise | 103 machines |
| 0B48722 (WUH722016CLE6L4) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC555 | Enterprise | 102 machines |
| 0B48717 (WUH722016CLE6L1) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC555 | Enterprise | 100 machines |
| WD161KRYZ | Western Digital | Gold Enterprise | Enterprise | 100 machines |
| HDWG51GAZSTA (HDWG51G*) | Toshiba | N300/N300 Pro | NAS | 99 machines |
| HDWG51GEZSTA (HDWG51G*) | Toshiba | N300/N300 Pro | NAS | 99 machines |
| HDWG51GUZSVA (HDWG51G*) | Toshiba | N300/N300 Pro | NAS | 99 machines |
| HDWG51GXZSTA (HDWG51G*) | Toshiba | N300/N300 Pro | NAS | 99 machines |
| HDWG51GYZSTA (HDWG51G*) | Toshiba | N300/N300 Pro | NAS | 99 machines |
| MG09ACA16TEY | Toshiba | MG09 | Enterprise | 98 machines |
| MG09ACA16TA | Toshiba | MG09 | Enterprise | 96 machines |
| HDEPZ11GEA51 | Toshiba | MG | Enterprise | 94 machines |
| HDEPZ21GEA51 | Toshiba | MG | Enterprise | 94 machines |
| ST16000NE000 - 2RW103 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | Enterprise NAS | 92 machines |
| ST16000VN001-2YU101 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 90 machines |
| WD161KFGX-68CKWN0 | Western Digital | Red Pro | NAS | 90 machines |
| WD161KFGX-68CMAN0 | Western Digital | Red Pro | NAS | 90 machines |
| WUH721814ALE6L1 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC550 | Enterprise | 86 machines |
| ST16000NT001-3MC101 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | 85 machines |
| HAT3310-16T | Synology | HAT3310 | Plus | 79 machines |
| HAT5300-16T | Synology | HAT5300 | Enterprise | 76 machines |
| HAT5310-16T | Synology | HAT5310 | Enterprise | 76 machines |
| MN11ACA16T(HDWG81G*ZSTB) | Toshiba | MN11 | NAS | 75 machines |
| ST16000VN001 - 2RV103 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 72 machines |
| ST16000NM001G - 2KK103 | Seagate | Exos X16 | Enterprise | 69 machines |
| WD161KFGX | Western Digital | WD RED Pro | Enterprise | 65 machines |
| ST16000NM001J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | 60 machines |
| HDWG31GUZSVA | Toshiba | NAS N300 | NAS | 48 machines |
| ST16000VN001 - 2YU101 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 47 machines |
| ST16000VN001-3MG101 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 46 machines |
| HDWG51GUZSVB | Toshiba | N300 Pro | NAS | 37 machines |
| ST16000VE004 | Seagate | Surveillance SKYHAWK AI | Surveillance | 35 machines |
| ST16000VE002-3BR101 | Seagate | Surveillance SKYHAWK AI | Surveillance | 33 machines |
| MG09ACA16TB | Toshiba | NL MG09 | Enterprise | 32 machines |
| MG11ACA16TB | Toshiba | NL MG11 | Enterprise | 32 machines |
| ST16000VN001-2RV103 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 29 machines |
| ST16000NT001 - 3LV101-500 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | 18 machines |
| HDWG51G | Toshiba | N300 PRO | 16 machines | |
| HDWG51G*ZSTA | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 16 machines |
| HDWG51GUZSVA | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 16 machines |
| ST16000NM002G | Seagate | EXOS x16 | Enterprise | 16 machines |
| ST16000NT001 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | 16 machines | |
| ST16000NT001 - 3MC101-500 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | 15 machines |
| HDWG81G*ZSTA | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 14 machines |
| HDWG81G*ZSTB | Toshiba | N300 Pro | NAS | 14 machines |
| HDWG81GUZSVA | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 14 machines |
| HDWG81GUZSVB | Toshiba | N300 Pro | NAS | 14 machines |
| MN11ACA16T | Toshiba | N300 Pro | NAS | 14 machines |
| MN11ACA16TS | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | 14 machines |
| ST16000NE000 - 2WX103 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | 14 machines |
| ST16000VN001 - 3MG101-500 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 14 machines |
| ST16000VN003 - 3XK103-500 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 14 machines |
| ST16000VN003 - 4AE103-500 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 14 machines |
| ST16000VN001 - 2YU101-500 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 12 machines |
| MG11ACA16TE-V | Toshiba | S300 AI | Surveillance | 11 machines |
| MG08SCA16TE | Toshiba | MG08SCA*** | Enterprise | 9 machines |
| ST16000NM004J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | 9 machines |
| WUH721816AL5204 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC550 | Enterprise | 8 machines |
| WUH722016CLE6L4 | WD | Ultrastar DC HC555 | Enterprise | 8 machines |
| HDWG81GUZSVA (MN11ACA16TS) | Toshiba | N300 | Enterprise | 7 machines |
| MN08ACA16T | Toshiba | MN08ACA*** | NAS | 7 machines |