MS SQL Order By To long execute - sql

Question

i have a problem with sql execution time with Order By.
The problem is if i am doing Order By, it is take a long time and i have a peak on my server.
If there any way to take a max values without order by
Example of Code with Order By:
SELECT DISTINCT TOP 3 s.title, s.imageUrl, count(sv.saleid) as mostViewPeriod14Days, s.guid
FROM dbo.Sales s
INNER JOIN dbo.KEY_BrandcategoryToSale b_key ON s.id = b_key.saleId
INNER JOIN dbo.SaleView sv ON s.id = sv.saleId
WHERE (sv.date <= GETDATE())
AND (sv.date >= GETDATE() - 14)
AND s.isActive = 1 AND s.isHotsale = 1
AND b_key.brandCategoryId = 28 AND s.id NOT IN (SELECT sv.saleId FROM dbo.SaleView sv WHERE sv.userId = 99114)
GROUP BY s.title, s.imageUrl, s.guid
ORDER BY mostViewPeriod14Days Desc
And what i what is work good but without order:
SELECT DISTINCT TOP 3 s.title, s.imageUrl, count(sv.saleid) as mostViewPeriod14Days, s.guid
FROM dbo.Sales s
INNER JOIN dbo.KEY_BrandcategoryToSale b_key ON s.id = b_key.saleId
INNER JOIN dbo.SaleView sv ON s.id = sv.saleId
WHERE (sv.date <= GETDATE())
AND (sv.date >= GETDATE() - 14)
AND s.isActive = 1 AND s.isHotsale = 1
AND b_key.brandCategoryId = 28 AND s.id NOT IN (SELECT sv.saleId FROM dbo.SaleView sv WHERE sv.userId = 99114)
GROUP BY s.title, s.imageUrl, s.guid

Answer 1

Try the query below and let me know if it helps. A few general points below
WHERE clauses that contain a calculated date are slower than those that don't.
If you can avoid it, never put a "sub-select" in a query. Change that to a left join and check for null records (it's way faster)
DECLARE #Today DATETIME;
DECLARE #TwoWeeksAgo DATETIME;
SET #Today = GETDATE();
SET #TwoWeeksAgo = DATEADD(DAY, -14, GETDATE());
SELECT TOP 3
s.title,
s.imageUrl,
count(sv.saleid) as mostViewPeriod14Days,
s.guid
FROM dbo.Sales s
INNER JOIN dbo.KEY_BrandcategoryToSale b_key ON s.id = b_key.saleId
INNER JOIN dbo.SaleView sv ON s.id = sv.saleId
LEFT JOIN dbo.SaleView sv2 on sv2.id = sv.id and sv2.userId = 99114
WHERE sv.Date BETWEEN #TwoWeeksAgo AND #Today
AND sv2.id IS NULL -- This is the check that handles your sub-select earlier
AND s.isActive = 1 AND s.isHotsale = 1
AND b_key.brandCategoryId = 28
GROUP BY s.title, s.imageUrl, s.guid
ORDER BY mostViewPeriod14Days Desc