SQL Server 2017

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-- ② Integers table
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with
  p0(i) as (select 1 union all select 1 union all select 1 union all select 1)
, p1(i) as (select 1 from p0 as a, p0 as b, p0 as c, p0 as d, p0 as e)--1K rows
, p2(i) as (select 1 from p1 as a, p1 as b)--1M rows
select row_number() over(order by i) as val
into integers
from p2
1048576 rows affected

CREATE TABLE dbo.TestIndexSample
(
    Code char(4) NOT NULL,
    Name nvarchar(200) NOT NULL,
    ModifiedDate datetime NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_TestIndexSample_ModifiedDate] DEFAULT GETDATE(),
    CONSTRAINT [PK_TestIndexSample_Code] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED(Code)
);

CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX IX_TestIndexSample_Name  
    ON dbo.TestIndexSample(Name);   

INSERT INTO dbo.TestIndexSample(Code, Name)
SELECT CAST(val as CHAR(4)), 'NAME' + CAST(val as VARCHAR(10))
FROM   integers
WHERE  val <= 321
ORDER BY val;
321 rows affected

set statistics xml on;

SELECT Code,Name,ModifiedDate 
FROM   dbo.TestIndexSample WITH(INDEX (IX_TestIndexSample_Name))
WHERE  Name = 'NAME10';


Code
Name
ModifiedDate


10
NAME10
2021-08-06 08:19:02.047




Microsoft SQL Server 2005 XML Showplan


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SELECT Name 
FROM   dbo.TestIndexSample  
WHERE  Name = 'NAME10';


Name


NAME10




Microsoft SQL Server 2005 XML Showplan


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