New Zealand scored seven unanswered tries to emphatically beat Argentina 53-3 in their Rugby Championship Test in Hamilton on Saturday.

It was New Zealand's most dominant performance of the season.

And it means they move to the top of the table, a point ahead of Australia, who play South Africa later.

After suffering their first ever home defeat by Argentina in Christchurch a week ago, the All Blacks chose the same starting 15.

They produced a dominant performance that brought a bonus-point win at Waikato Stadium.

Ethan de Groot, Caleb Clarke and Rieko Ioane crossed early as the home side stormed to a 24-3 half-time lead before Jordie Barrett, Ardie Savea, Brodie Retallick and Beauden Barrett added tries after the break.

Fly-half Richie Mo'unga added 14 points with his boot.

All Blacks captain Sam Cane, under huge pressure after struggling in recent tests, came off to a warm ovation from the rain-soaked crowd after helping set up Jordie Barrett's 61st-minute try.

"This week, we were in the game right from the start and were able to turn that into points so it was a pretty enjoyable night," said Cane.

"I thought our defence was outstanding. We were able to force them into a heck of a lot of errors but on top of that our discipline was really good so we were able to capitalise on that and counter-attack."