What is difference between Clustered and Non-clustered in SQL Server?
What is the difference between Clustered
and Non-clustered
in SQL Server?
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Marry Christ Oct 19 2020
Below is some difference between Clustered and Non-clustered in SQL Server:
1. Clustered Index
- Only has a clustered index in a table.
- It's created on the primary key.
- Data retrieval is faster than the non-cluster index.
- Sort the records and store them physically according to the order
- Do not need extra space to store the logical structure.
2. Non-Clusted
- Quicker for insert and update operations than a clustered index.
- Can create many non-cluster indexes in a table, the maximum of 999 non-clustered indexes per table as per limitations.
- Use extra space to store the logical structure.
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