[Oni]

Right now AMD and Intel are head to head, between the 5950X and the 12900K... Better things are coming soon and there's no telling who will end up on top. That said, if you're without a decent laptop either of those will do the job.

Some threads (not specific to laptops):
https://sinister.ly/Thread-Intel-12900K-...Benchmarks
https://sinister.ly/Thread-AMD-Zen-4-Exp...April-2022

Because of the known overclocking issues. You can't even unlock them easily. I'd go with the Intel i5 to get the best gaming experience at that price. You should look around for one of the laptops from Asus for less than 1k if you're looking for more RAM and better threading.

At that range would 100% recommend the sub-$1000 Asus laptops as well. A used/refurbished Nitro from Acer might do the trick as well.