ChrisM@Work (7/23/2014)
http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2010/04/27/in-exists-and-join-a-roundup/[/url]
And the pertinent quote from there is 'very slightly'. The differences between join and in/exists were very slight.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability