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Asked: 2026-05-15T04:58:10+00:00

Does SELECT TOP 1000 * FROM TABLE return the same data execution plan as

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Does

SELECT TOP 1000 * FROM TABLE

return the same data execution plan as

SELECT * FROM TABLE?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can check for yourself. In SSMS, go to Query -> Include Actual Execution Plan

    Then run your queries.

    e.g. when I run:

    SELECT TOP 10 * FROM sys.tables
SELECT * FROM sys.tables

    They return different execution plans.

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