On the photo it loooks waaay more dirty! After i looked at it, i will def go and give it some love after, i have air at my work to blast the dust out!.
And yes These are most likely the thermal pads from the vrms!.. Not sure about the cooler, but my temps go very high up, i monitor with OCCT bench and msi afterburner, and how can a stock processor go up so high, in NZXT cam (cooling settings) it says cpu idle 35c liquid 31, fans ~1000rpm and the kraken x pump 2600rpm i don't hear the pump tho. Its dead silent. Not sure how to check if its working