What does "Embedded Options Available" mean?

I was looking into whether I could swap out the Intel Core i3 4010U currently sitting in my laptop for something a bit more powerful. Based on the dimensions, I found an Intel Core i5 4200U and an Intel Core i7 4600U that seem to fit. Aside from the obvious clock speed differences, I noticed that for the i3, it says "N/A," while for those other two, it says no. I tried doing a little digging online, but honestly, I didn't make sense of any of it—except for some mention that there's a version of the Intel Core i3 4010U used in mobile phones.

Does "N/A" imply whether the processor can actually be replaced? Like, is it soldered directly onto the motherboard or not?

Kevin Moore28 said:Does "Embedded Options" mean I can swap out the processor, or is it soldered directly to the motherboard?

No, that's not what that means. Have you actually opened up the laptop yet to check if the CPU is even removable? If you haven't, maybe just run CPU-Z to check the socket type and let me know what you find.

Jack James65 said:No, that’s not what I meant. Have you actually opened the laptop yet to see if the processor can be popped out? If you haven't, just run CPU-Z to check the motherboard socket type and let me know what it says.

I haven't cracked the case open yet, but according to CPU-Z, this is what the socket info shows:
Package (platform ID) Socket 1168 BGA (0x6)

Does that mean it's sitting in a socket rather than being soldered on?

Kevin Moore28 said:I haven't actually opened up the laptop yet, but CPU-Z shows this for the processor socket:
Package (platform ID) Socket 1168 BGA (0x6)

Does that mean it's in a socket instead of being soldered on?

Nah. BGA sockets are actually soldered directly to the motherboard. I guess unless you're rocking some $1,000 professional rework station, you aren't having a good time—and even then, there's still a pretty decent chance you won't pull it off successfully.