That's livable for a prescott, assuming it's peak. Check the area just above/outside the processor for airflow. That area of the board is sensitive. Make sure cables & such are out of the way and not impeding flow from the processor/vreg to the closest exhaust fan.
I was short about the heatsink. What I meant was that some Intel heatsinks ship with a very poor heatsink to processor junction in the form of a double-stuff oreo pad. When you cleaned the heatsink did you notice a foil square on the heatsink side? It's easy to miss. If yours has it, there's compound under the foil as well which further insulates the junction. I've never seen less than a 5 degree f improvement after removing it, often 8-10 degrees.
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