Is the Crucial M500 compatible with Synology NAS?

Yes. 8 Crucial M500 part numbers are on Synology's official compatibility list, spanning 0.1TB to 0.9TB, and are listed for 81 Synology models.

What capacities does the Crucial M500 come in on the Synology list?

Listed capacities: 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB.

Crucial M500 on the Synology compatibility list

Desktop 0.1–0.9 TB

8 Crucial M500 part numbers appear on Synology's official HCL, officially supported across 81 NAS models. Every capacity below is vendor-confirmed — pick a part number, then check it against your machine.

Listed part numbers

Compatible Synology models

0.1–0.9 TB

Capacity range

Listed capacities

All Crucial M500 drives on the list

Ranked by how many Synology machines list each part number. Click through for exact model-by-model support.

Part number	Capacity	Listed on	Check per model
CT240M500SSD1	240GB	81 machines	See compatible models →
CT480M500SSD1	480GB	81 machines	See compatible models →
CT960M500SSD1	960GB	81 machines	See compatible models →
CT120M500SSD1	120GB	81 machines	See compatible models →
MTFDDAK480MAV	480GB	81 machines	See compatible models →
MTFDDAK960MAV	960GB	81 machines	See compatible models →
MTFDDAK120MAV	120GB	81 machines	See compatible models →
MTFDDAK240MAV	240GB	81 machines	See compatible models →

Buying tip

Synology lists 8 Crucial M500 variants, but the high-capacity part numbers (above 12TB) tend to appear only on newer models. If you run an older or 2-bay machine, confirm your exact model on the drive page before ordering — a same-series part number is not always interchangeable.

Synology models that list Crucial M500 drives