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Should i change my CPU

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Thats a laptop CPU? no?

if it is, it looks like you cant change it

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 Should i change my cpu or keep it. My current CPU is a the intel core i5-5200u    ...... The one i want to switch to is a http://ark.intel.com/products/53483/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G630-3M-Cache-2_70-GHz or a intel pentium g630  ..... I don't know if i can switch it out, if I cant please put that in the comments (or replies)..                

 

 

EDIT: My laptop is a acer e 15 e5-573g-52g3

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I5s are better than pentiums, no?

 

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Umm. no most laptop cpu is soldered on. and why would you change cpu in the first place if you could? and that Pentium is a desktop cpu

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Most laptop CPUs are soldered to the socket, so your outta luck. Reason is so it doesnt move around in the socket when the laptop is being moved around. 

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