I have a late 2009 macbook and was curious if it is possible to upgrade the processor and if its worth it??

I have a late 2009 Macbook Unibody and was curious about upgrading the processor. I just installed 8gigs of ram and was thinking about just trying to make it really fast. I am always in Adobe CS5.5 for my job and want my computer to be as fast as I can make it. Is it possible to install a new processor and is it worth it??
Thanks

No, the processor and the video card are integrated into the logic board.

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