upgrading my System Model HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC

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I would like to upgrade my HP Pavilion G6 Notebook  so that it has min ram of 8 gb and a faster processor. Here are the specs for this computer:

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Version 10.0.15063 Build 15063
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name CBAREFIELD
System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
System Model HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU C9G72UA#ABA
Processor AMD A8-4500M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics, 1900 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Insyde F.26, 2/21/2013
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Embedded Controller Version 57.53
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State On
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.15063.909"
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 3.47 GB
Available Physical Memory 926 MB
Total Virtual Memory 5.69 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.87 GB
Page File Space 2.22 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Device Encryption Support Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: TPM is not usable, PCR7 binding is not supported, Hardware Security Test Interface failed and device is not InstantGo, Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected, TPM is not usable
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware No
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

It CAN be done.

Service Manual

Your processor is second to the best for that system. You could install a 

AMD® A10-4600M processor (3.2 GHz/2.3 GHz, 1600 MHz/4 MB L2 cache,

DDR3, quad core, 35W)

This would bump you from 2.8 to 3.2 ghz and would improve the APU video system from Radeon HD 7640G to 7660G. These are small bumps not game changers but would be noticeable. The A10-4600M would be a drop in replacement and you would need no other hardware. You can find the processor for maybe $40 on eBay since there is very little demand for them. I generally try to steer people away from laptop CPU upgrades but this one costs little and will make an improvement in the video performance at the same time so go for it. 

Max memory is 8 gigs DDR3-1600 or DDR3L-1600. I would get 2 modules the same to have dual channel operation. 

CPU and memory upgrade procedure is spelled out in the Manual.

Post back with any more questions or please accept as solution if its the info you needed.