Which CPU I upgrade to from a i3 6100?

Oliver_16

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Im thinking between i5 6500 or i7 6700 non K.

For this build Im doing majority of the time gaming and for school like using Word and Excel.

Im considering the i7 6700 because it has 8 threads and a lot of people are saying that in the future more games will use more than 4 cores. Its what Ive been hearing.
But I want this build to last for about 3 years till I graduate.

My current Specs are as follows,

i3 6100 @3.7Ghz
ASUS GTX 1060 6gb Dual Fan
Gigabyte H110m-A Mobo
Solide Gear Neutron 550W
Crucial Ballistix 2x4GB DDR4 2400 RAM

I might also upgrade to a GTX 1070 in the future when their prices comes down, Which processor would be best out of the i5 and i7 ive mentioned?