HP 15-g019wm Notebook PC processor upgrade

I have an HP 15-g019wm Notebook PC that has the built in AMD E1-2100 APU with Radeon(tm) HD graphics 1.00 ghz processor. I would like to upgrade it to a processor with at least 2 ghz. Is it possible to upgrade my laptop processor? If it is possible, could anyone suggest a processor? Thank you in advance.

RevanLygar wrote:
I have an HP 15-g019wm Notebook PC that has the built in AMD E1-2100 APU with Radeon(tm) HD graphics 1.00 ghz processor. I would like to upgrade it to a processor with at least 2 ghz. Is it possible to upgrade my laptop processor? If it is possible, could anyone suggest a processor? Thank you in advance.
Hi,
This is a manual for your laptop:
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04162986.pdf
It looks like the CPU is soldered to the motherboard because I can't find any AMD CPU as a spare part and also the motherboards are listed with each processor separately. That means the only option to get a better CPU is to replace the motherboard with the cpu already on it. In my opinion this entire series is a low voltage one and NOT GOOD for gaming. I have searched part number for the best possible motherboard and can't find any. It's going to be extremely expensive anyway. 
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