3TB drives on the Synology compatibility list
Synology officially lists 143 different 3TB part numbers from 6 brands: Seagate (57) · Western Digital (44) · HGST (17) · Toshiba (16) · WD (7) · Hitachi (2). Ranked below by how many models list each — the wider the support, the safer the pick for an unlisted or older machine.
143
Listed 3TB drives
6
Brands
295
Widest model support
Our pick at 3TB
The most universally listed 3TB NAS-line drive is the Seagate IronWolf (ST3000VN007) — on 295 Synology models' official lists. For surveillance builds, filter the table below by the Surveillance line instead.
All 3TB drives, ranked by support
| Drive | Brand | Series | Line | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG04ACA300E | Toshiba | MG04ACA**** | Enterprise | 418 machines |
| ST3000NM0033 | Seagate | Constellation ES.3 | Enterprise | 341 machines |
| WD30PURZ | Western Digital | Purple | Surveillance | 307 machines |
| WD30PURX | Western Digital | Purple | Surveillance | 300 machines |
| ST3000VN007 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 295 machines |
| ST3000NM0005 | Seagate | Enterprise Capacity | Enterprise | 282 machines |
| WD3000FYYZ | Western Digital | Re | Enterprise | 268 machines |
| H3IKNAS30003272SA (0S03662) | Western Digital | Deskstar NAS | NAS | 266 machines |
| H3IKNAS30003272SN (0S03660) | Western Digital | Deskstar NAS | NAS | 266 machines |
| H3IKNAS30003272SE (0S03661) | Western Digital | Deskstar NAS | NAS | 263 machines |
| H3IKNAS30003272SJ (0S03663) | Western Digital | Deskstar NAS | NAS | 263 machines |
| ST3000VX002 | Seagate | Surveillance HDD | Surveillance | 252 machines |
| HDN724030ALE640 | HGST | NAS | NAS | 248 machines |
| WD3001FFSX (Red Pro NASware 3.0) | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 236 machines |
| ST3000VN0001 | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 225 machines |
| ST3000VN0011 (Rescue) | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 225 machines |
| MG03ACA300 | Toshiba | Enterprise | 224 machines | |
| DT01ACA300 | Toshiba | DT01ACA*** | Desktop | 222 machines |
| MD03ACA300V | Toshiba | Sonance | NAS | 194 machines |
| ST3000VX000 | Seagate | Surveillance | Surveillance | 188 machines |
| ST3000VN000 | Seagate | NAS | NAS | 185 machines |
| ST3000NM000A | Seagate | Exos 7E8 | Enterprise | 182 machines |
| ST3000VX009 | Seagate | SkyHawk | Surveillance | 177 machines |
| WD3000FYYZ (WD Re) | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 175 machines |
| ST33000650NS | Seagate | Enterprise | 172 machines | |
| WD30EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) | Western Digital | NAS | NAS | 167 machines |
| HDWD130AZSTA | Toshiba | P300 | Desktop | 166 machines |
| HDWD130EZSTA | Toshiba | P300 | Desktop | 166 machines |
| HDWD130UZSVA | Toshiba | P300 | Desktop | 166 machines |
| HDWD130XZSTA | Toshiba | P300 | Desktop | 166 machines |
| ST3000NM0033 (Constellation ES.3) | Seagate | Seagate® Constellation® | Enterprise | 166 machines |
| ST3000NM0053 | Seagate | Constellation ES.3 | Enterprise | 165 machines |
| WD3000F9YZ (Se) | Western Digital | Enterprise | Enterprise | 164 machines |
| H3IKNAS30003272SE4PK (0S03674) | HGST | NAS | NAS | 159 machines |
| H3IKNAS30003272SP2PK (0S03898) | HGST | NAS | NAS | 159 machines |
| H3IKNAS30003272SE2PK (0S03899) | HGST | NAS | NAS | 156 machines |
| H3IKNAS30003272SN4PK (0S03673) | HGST | NAS | NAS | 156 machines |
| DT01ABA300V | Toshiba | Surveillance | 155 machines | |
| ST3000VN002 | Seagate | NAS | NAS | 153 machines |
| ST3000VN007 - 2E4166 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 150 machines |
| HUS724030ALA640 (Ultrastar 7K4000) | HGST | Enterprise | Enterprise | 148 machines |
| ST3000NC000 (Terascale HDD) | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 147 machines |
| ST3000VN000 - 1H4167 | Seagate | NAS HDD | NAS | 147 machines |
| WD30EFAX | Western Digital | Red | NAS | 147 machines |
| ST3000VX006 - 1HH166 | Seagate | Surveillance HDD | Surveillance | 145 machines |
| ST33000651AS | Seagate | Desktop | 145 machines | |
| MC04ACA300E | Toshiba | Enterprise | Enterprise | 144 machines |
| ST3000VN0001 - 1SF176 | Seagate | Enterprise NAS HDD | Enterprise NAS | 143 machines |
| ST3000VN0011 - 1UL176 | Seagate | Enterprise NAS HDD | Enterprise NAS | 143 machines |
| ST3000VN007 - 2AH16M | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 140 machines |
| ST3000VX010 | Seagate | Surveillance | Surveillance | 139 machines |
| WD30EJRX | Western Digital | Purple | Surveillance | 136 machines |
| WD30EFRX - 68EUZN0 | Western Digital | Red | NAS | 133 machines |
| WD30EFRX - 68N32N0 | Western Digital | Red | NAS | 132 machines |
| ST3000VN000 - 1HJ166 | Seagate | NAS HDD | NAS | 131 machines |
| WD3001FFSX | Western Digital | Red Pro | Enterprise NAS | 125 machines |
| ST3000VX010 - 2E3166 | Seagate | SkyHawk | Surveillance | 117 machines |
| ST3000NC002 (Terascale HDD) | Seagate | Enterprise | Enterprise | 116 machines |
| HDN724030ALE640 - 0S03898 | Western Digital | Deskstar NAS | NAS | 115 machines |
| HDN726030ALE610 | HGST | NAS | NAS | 115 machines |
| MG04ACA300A | Toshiba | MG04ACA**** | Enterprise | 115 machines |
| WD30EFPX-68C6CN0 | Western Digital | Red Plus | NAS | 114 machines |
| ST3000VN011-3JF10G | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 113 machines |
| MD04ACA300 | Toshiba | Consumer MD04 | Other | 112 machines |
| WD3000F9YZ - 09N20L0 | Western Digital | Se | Enterprise | 106 machines |
| ST3000VN006-3CW10G | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | 101 machines |
| ST3000VX005 - 1TD166 | Seagate | Surveillance HDD (+Rescue) | Surveillance | 97 machines |
| WD30EFZX-68AWUN0 | Western Digital | Red Plus | NAS | 94 machines |
| HDS723030ALA640 | Hitachi | Consumer | Other | 91 machines |
| HUS724030ALE640 | HGST | Enterprise | Enterprise | 91 machines |
| HUA723030ALA640 | HGST | Enterprise | Enterprise | 89 machines |
| ST3000VX000 - 1ES166 | Seagate | SV35 | Surveillance | 88 machines |
| HDS5C3030ALA630 | Hitachi | Consumer | Other | 87 machines |
| ST3000VX004 - 1RU166 | Seagate | SV35 | Surveillance | 87 machines |
| ST3000VX006 | Seagate | Surveillance | Surveillance | 85 machines |
| WD30EZRZ-00Z5HB0 | Western Digital | Blue | Desktop | 85 machines |
| ST3000VM002 - 1ET166 | Seagate | Video 3.5 HDD | Surveillance | 84 machines |
| ST3000VM002 | Seagate | Consumer | Other | 82 machines |
| WD3001FAEX - 00MJRA0 | Western Digital | Black | Desktop | 81 machines |
| HUS724030ALE640 - 0F14684 | Western Digital | Enterprise | 80 machines |