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It looks like there's a wide range of CPUs compatible with your AMD AM4 motherboard socket, so a CPU upgrade should be fairly painless. I'd recommend putting in your specs on a site like PCPartPicker and seeing what you can find.
I highly recommend stepping up to 32 GB RAM, too.
You're likely going to want to upgrade your GPU afterwards. Right now, it's looking like a used 3060TI or an equivalent Radeon card are good deals at the moment. From where you're at, a used higher-end 2000 series RTX card could be a dramatic leap. You could even give an Intel ARC series card a try and see a significant performance increase. Last I checked, the A770 was performing close to the RTX 3060 towards the start of this year, and there have been frequent driver updates and improvements since then. Just remember to completely uninstall your graphics drivers before upgrading, especially if you're changing brands.
At that point i might just give this one to my little brother as his first PC and build another one lol ! I might do just that, gonna need a bit more money though