Pure winter tire or M+S? M+S worse?

Hello, I wanted to order the Conti TS850 already, when I saw that this is not a pure winter tire, but “only” an M+S tire. M+S tires should be worse than pure winter tires? Please ask for your answers. Thank you in advance. Greetings DU PS: What would be a very good alternative to the TS850? Maybe the GOODYEAR UltraGrip 9 or the MICHELIN ALPIN A4 or the NOKIAN NOKIAN WR D3 or the Dunlop SP Winter Sport 4D?