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All else being equal they'll do a lot better than a 2" tire on tarmac.
Problem with cyclocross tires is rocks. Flat pinched too many cyclocross tires.
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But 33c CX tread vs 47c slick.
Out last week with buddies on CX bikes, me on 47c Horizons.
Tarmac, no problem, all cruising a long at a fair pace considering the fat rubber
In the woods, me struggling to keep up (which isn't unusual but this was even more so than normal)
There was no gravel so to speak, just forest floor soft but dry type stuff.
This combined with some dry packed mud will constitute the majority of my off road riding I suspect so the huge Horizons are probably not the most appropriate.
PhilDAS
And how do 33mm CX tyres perform on the tarmac that makes up 95% of UK gravel routes?