mysql> explain SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS * FROM count_test WHERE b = 999 ORDER BY c LIMIT 5;
+----+-------------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+-------+-------+-------------+
| id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra |
+----+-------------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+-------+-------+-------------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | count_test | ref | bc | bc | 4 | const | 75327 | Using where |
+----+-------------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+-------+-------+-------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> explain SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE count(*) FROM count_test WHERE b = 666;
+----+-------------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+-------+------+-------------+
| id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra |
+----+-------------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+-------+------+-------------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | count_test | ref | bc | bc | 4 | const | 5479 | Using index |
+----+-------------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+-------+------+-------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)